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New alliance seeks upgrade in federal telehealth policy
By Eric Wicklund | 08:39 am | February 12, 2014
The Alliance for Connected Care, a coalition of three ex-senators and close to a dozen telehealth vendors, wants to make sure that Washington balances innovation and safeguards in promoting home-based care.
8 types of medical apps a Senate bill asks FDA to stop regulating
By Brian Dolan | 08:35 am | February 12, 2014
Wyoming Medicaid taps Wildflower for pregnancy tracker app
By Aditi Pai | 08:05 am | February 12, 2014
A 25-year long quantified self study
By Aditi Pai | 07:35 am | February 12, 2014
Infographic: mHealth in the next decade
By Bupa | 10:17 am | February 11, 2014
What will mHealth look like in 2024? Bupa Health, an international healthcare organization launched in 1947 by the United Nations and 17 other organizations, is gazing into its crystal ball with the help of a bevy of experts.
Using space station tech to detect cancer
By Eric Wicklund | 09:49 am | February 11, 2014
Bringing NASA tools down to earth, a partnership will apply those to smartphones to root out lung and other types of cancer.
OnShift raises $7M for nurse scheduling platform
By Aditi Pai | 08:16 am | February 11, 2014
Scripps to test NASA-developed, smartphone-enabled lung cancer sensor
By Brian Dolan | 08:10 am | February 11, 2014
AliveCor launches smartphone-enabled heart monitor, analysis services direct-to-consumer
By Brian Dolan | 07:35 am | February 11, 2014
StrokeApp aims to deliver context-dependent patient information
By Jonah Comstock | 06:12 am | February 11, 2014