Variety of digital apps aid mental health symptoms in adults
Jul 22, 2024
The authors say that digital interventions may aid patients waiting for care.
AI-informed health app aids diabetes outcomes
May 15, 2024
The app gives tailored nutrition and health recommendations, which are linked to decreases in HbA1c and heart disease risk.
More than 200 insulin pump users injured after app causes malfunction
May 09, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall — its most urgent kind — for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with diabetes.
Bladder up! Baseball’s back and so are smartphone apps for seniors with bathroom problems
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Aaron Dorman
Apr 12, 2024
To address older men’s bladder problems, developers have come up with an app-exercise combo that reduces symptoms.
FDA approves first prescription digital therapy for major depression
Apr 04, 2024
The adjunctive treatment, delivered via smartphone app, reduces depression symptoms in participants on antidepressant medication.
Smartphone apps validated as method for detecting Alzheimer’s, new study shows
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Aaron Dorman
Apr 02, 2024
A smartphone app with memory tests did just as well detecting MCI as when seniors took an in-person medical examination, new research shows.
Smartphone-based measures can help ID frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Apr 01, 2024
Individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration were accurately differentiated from controls with smartphone tests.
Mental health apps can provide short-term benefit for seniors with depression, study shows
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 29, 2024
Mental health apps for seniors can help alleviate stress in the short-term, but cannot replace caregivers, a recent study shows.
Novel tech to answer nature’s call: Smartphone app provides real-time bladder data for seniors who...
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 27, 2024
A new smartphone app could help seniors and their caregivers monitor how to manage proper and safe bladder function.
Hello Heart, goodbye blood pressure? Mobile app monitoring has ‘overwhelming’ benefit for seniors:...
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 25, 2024
A smartphone app, Hello Heart, has shown overwhelming promise in being able to reduce blood pressure among seniors, a new report showed.