Contact-tracing apps could ‘catastrophically’ hamper trust, academics warn
An open letter, signed by professors from 26 countries, urges governments to evaluate potential dangers of contact-tracing apps before implementing them.
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Imperial white paper outlines key data questions for contact-tracing tech
Contact-tracing could prove useful in avoiding long-term confinement measures, the college said, but caution needs to be exercised to protect privacy.
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Digital Health Unplugged: April news team debrief (from home)
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps.
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ORCHA launches library of clinically approved Covid-19 health apps
Since the beginning of March 2020 more than 500 health apps have been updated to contain coronavirus-related keywords in their description, ORCHA said.
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Mobile health apps news in brief
This month’s mobile health apps round-up features news Breast Cancer Support’s end of treatment app, Becca, has been translated into Welsh.
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NHS staff given free access to mental health apps amid Covid-19 outbreak
The apps, which include platforms to proactively improve mental health and sleep improvement programmes, will be freely available until December 2020.
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Lessons from gaming – can we get patients hooked on health apps?
Gaming and healthcare are not usually put together in the same sentence but Kumar Jacob, founder and CEO of Mindwave Ventures, argues they should be.
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NHSX working on coronavirus contact tracking app
The app, which would operate on an opt-in basis, would alert people to new cases of suspected coronavirus their area, Digital Health News understands.
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Skin cancer apps ‘cannot be relied upon for accurate results’, study finds
Experts found the apps may cause harm from failure to identify potentially deadly skin cancers, or from over-investigation such as removing harmless moles.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news two London trusts are to pilot a health and wellbeing platform to boost staff morale.
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