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By Jonah Comstock | 04:51 pm | August 23, 2018
Online patient community PatientsLikeMe, which connects patients with different symptoms and conditions and collects patients' voluntarily submitted data for research, has teamed up with the FDA on a research study that could point the way toward a new channel for patient-generated health data for the agency.
By Dave Muoio | 04:29 pm | August 23, 2018
As laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act, the Breakthrough Devices Program looks to streamline new medical technologies that offer improved treatment for serious diseases.
By Jonah Comstock | 03:34 pm | August 23, 2018
Eight years ago, Eliza CEO Alex Drane came up with the idea for “The Unmentionables,” an annual panel at Health 2.
By Dave Muoio | 02:25 pm | August 23, 2018
Omkar Kulkarni, innovation chief at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, says adoption of tech requires commitment.
By Mike Miliard | 06:48 am | August 23, 2018
Through its innovationOchsner team, the Louisiana system developed EHR-connected tools to treat diabetes and hypertension.
By Laura Lovett | 04:03 pm | August 22, 2018
Smartphone and computer cameras have opened up new possibilities for dermatology: there is now a whole field dedicated to the world of teledermatology, and a plethora of companies sprouting up for both physician and patient-facing dermatology apps and platforms.
By Dave Muoio | 03:47 pm | August 22, 2018
The Silicon Valley-based accelerator Y Combinator hosted a demo day with 122 startups, 28 percent healthcare related.
By Lynne Minion | 01:23 pm | August 22, 2018
Brisbane, Australia-based ResApp has signed a deal to join in the development of mobile applications that will help determine the mission-readiness of American military personnel.
By Tonya Stewart | 01:08 pm | August 22, 2018
The roll out of a controversial smartphone app in Birmingham — the UK’s second largest city — is still being blocked this week despite the publication of a report that shows that the software “advances equality of access to GP services.
By Mike Miliard | 01:04 pm | August 22, 2018
Patient-mediated exchange has been championed more and more recently as one potential answer to the long-vexing problem of interoperability.