Background: Overweight or obesity is a prognostic factor for breast cancer recurrence and breast cancer-related deaths. However, weight control is difficult for breast cancer survivors because of menopause, chemotherapy, anti-hormonal therapy, and psychological issues….
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Background: Poor medication adherence is a widespread issue that causes adverse patient outcomes and is expensive to all aspects of the healthcare system. Developing cost-effective and scalable interventions to promote medication adherence is a…
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Pocketalk Enterprise App, which is now validated on Zebra Technologies’ devices (Credit: Pocketalk)
Translation tech firm Pocketalk has launched an app on Zebra Technologies’ mobile computers, tablets and kiosks found in healthcare settings.
The Pocketalk…
Overeating contributes to obesity and poses a significant public health threat. The SenseWhy study (2018–2022) monitored 65 individuals with obesity in free-living settings, collecting 2302 meal-level observations (48 per participant), using an activity-oriented wearable…
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Healthcare systems are under constant pressure to find ways to stretch IT resources, ensure staff have essential tools and balance cost control with the demand for advanced technology. For many organizations, one asset is…
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What You Should Know:
– Commure, a healthcare technology company, has announced the direct embedding of its Ambient technology within MEDITECH Expanse Now, the physician’s mobile application in the MEDITECH Expanse EHR platform.
– The collaboration…
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Background: To bridge the gap between clinical guidelines and suboptimal stroke management in rural settings, we conducted an implementation trial using evidence-based, mobile health–enabled strategies to empower primary care providers in rural China. The…
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Background: Intensive measures of well-being and behaviors in large epidemiologic cohorts have the potential to enhance health research in these areas. Yet, little is known regarding the feasibility of using mobile technology to collect…
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Background: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is recommended in clinical practice guidelines, including those in China, as part of patient education, self-management, and empowerment. With technological advancements, telecommunication technologies are now used for telemonitoring…
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Background: The increasing prevalence of obesity and related metabolic disorders has highlighted the need for innovative tools to monitor and manage metabolic health. The Lumen device offers a novel approach to assess the metabolic…
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