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Text-messaging program to quit smoking
More than 11% of smokers who used a text-messaging program to help them quit did so and remained smoke free at the end of...
Apps increase STD risk
Ga y and bisexual men who use smartphone apps to meet other men for sex are at an increased risk of some se xually...
Google Fit limbers up
Google is developing a service that will combine information from health apps and personal fitness devices. Reuters Health reports that the new service, to...
iPhone regulates blood sugar
Researchers led by Dr Steven Russell, assistant professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital have found that a portable artificial pancreas built with a...
Texting doctors allows for better healthcare
Adolescents with chronic diseases who were allowed to text their doctors were better equipped to manage their own healthcare and more likely to request...
Bipolar check
A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person’s voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes...
Virtual reality games may speed stroke recovery
Virtual reality games that challenge balance may speed recovery after a stroke, a new study suggests. Reuters Health reports that according to study author...
Hearing aid in a smartphone
The main problem with hearing aids has less to do with technology and more to do with culture: Many people who need the aids...
App to overcome jet lag
Investigators from the University of Michigan have created an iPhone app that they say offers ‘shortcuts’ to help travellers adapt to different time zones...
3D tumour aids cancer research
A group of researchers in China and the US have successfully created a 3D model of a cancerous tumour using a 3D printer. Medical...
Drug overdose treatment device approved in the US
US health regulators have approved a drug overdose treatment device that experts say will provide a powerful lifesaving tool in the midst of a...
Made for Africa app
UK-based Mobilium Global has built the first android 'Made For Africa' mobile health and wellness, free and free to use smartphone application. It has...
Stickiness – the great challenge of mobile health projects
A significant criticism of mobile health is the sheer number of pilot projects inundating the third world, writes iMedicalApps. A recent PLOS Medicine paper...
UK midwives and obstetricians fear FGM prosecutions
Victims of female g enital mutilation (FGM) could be left bleeding after childbirth because medical staff are now afraid they may be prosecuted if...
NeuroPace
The NeuroPace, an implantable device that reduces seizures in patients plagued by epilepsy, has just been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration,...
More oversight needed for medical apps – experts
While tremendous potential exists to broaden access to medical treatment and control costs, with smart phones and mobile devices, several health law experts say...
Graphs for the visually impaired
Visually impaired people can now read more than just words, such as graphs and graphics, thanks to a new affordable digital reading system. Zee...
SA leads in affordable hearing screening technology
A lightweight, automated and easy-to-use mobile health solution called hearScreen is seen as ideal for developing countries and use in rural areas, reports Science...
Online diagnosis
To cut medical costs and diagnose minor ailments, some US health insurers are allowing millions of patients to be seen online first. Business Day...