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app round up
3 April 2020

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
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A female doctor texting on a smartphone
1 April 2020

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
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Gaming
26 March 2020

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
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A women interacting with her smartphone
20 March 2020

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,
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A woman using the SkinVision app to scan a mole on her arm
14 February 2020

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
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app round up
14 February 2020

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
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4 February 2020

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
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A women interacting with her smartphone
28 January 2020

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
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9 January 2020

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
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app round up
6 December 2019

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
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