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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Cancer diagnosis leads to social-networking app to boost mental health
Four years after Fabian Bolin’s diagnosis, the War on Cancer app was launched providing a social networking platform for cancer patients and survivors.
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Draft NICE guidelines suggest apps can support behavioural change
Apps, wearable devices and online programmes may help people be more active, manage their weight, quit smoking and reduce alcohol intake, NICE said.
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Three in ten GPs recommend apps to ease pressure on CAMHS
In a survey of 994 GPs, 31% said they recommend patients use NHS approved apps to manage poor mental health if they’re facing delays for NHS treatment.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief
This month’s mobile apps round-up features news an augmented reality asthma app to teach children how to use their inhaler being rolled out across Suffolk.
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Apps valuable tools for skin cancer self-monitoring, say dermatologists
Of 245 dermatologists, 93% said keeping photographic records of moles and wider areas of skin was a good way of tracking changes.
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Social care software provider included in fastest-growing tech companies list
Person Centred Software, which enables care to be logged digitally via an app, has been placed 31st on the Deloitte Tech Fast 50.
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