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Developed by providers, payers and other stakeholders, each of the new voice-based services is designed to conveniently bring health knowledge and management into the home.

A new meta-analysis published in JMIR revealed that while fitness apps modestly increase physical activity, the average observed step count between app users and nonusers did not reach statistical significance.

The platform's new group can help users track hormone replacement therapy and other specific health needs while connecting patients to care.

The new platform gives patients tokens for showing up to appointments, answering surveys and completing other health-related activities. 

The companies will provide certain consumers an easy-to-understand report describing their recent tests, and may receive another at little to no cost if recommended by a genetic counselor.

A retrospective analysis included data from more than 5,000 askmyGP users, and suggests that these tools are not one size fits all.

The Eversense Bridge program is geared toward patients with high-deductible insurance plans or plans that don't cover the full cost of Eversense CGM, and allows them to purchase the system for $99. 

Researchers noted transmissions of specific sensitive data, such as a user’s drug list, that could de-identify the user and be repurposed for commercial uses.

The free game evokes inflamed organs, tar-filled pits and other jarring imagery to drive home its metaphor for smoking's side effects.

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