Patients suffering from chronic pain reported at least a 30 percent reduction in pain after a year of being enrolled in a telephone and Internet-based telemedicine program, according to a JAMA study.
Future pacemakers that regulate heart rhythm could be in the form of injectable genes, rather than the metal devices commonly implanted in patients’ chests today.
The startup raises $1.75 million in Series A financing and secures a second patent ahead of a planned launch of the second generation of its smart pill bottles.
One of the first fully digital hospitals in the world, the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi seeks to bring world-class, multi-specialty medical treatments to patients from around the GCC region.
Stanford researchers have developed a microchip that could diagnose type I diabetes quicker than conventional methods, for only a fraction of the cost.
A study by the Washington University in St. Louis reveals an overall lack of government, media, educational, and other credible sources of information on Twitter regarding childhood obesity.
Using big data analytics can predict the risk for developing metabolic syndrome, and help guide individualized treatments, a recent study says.
Researchers have devised a nanoparticle delivery system that could target bone cancer cells with more precision than existing therapies in order to delay cancer progression and metastasis.
Kuwait is partnering with the U.S. Army of Engineers in building a $1.7 billion military hospital, one of nine new hospitals to be built in the next few years to meet rising demand for health services.
Thousands of healthcare organizations around the world, along with the medical devices and equipment that connect to their systems, are leaving themselves open to cyber attacks because of a crucial misconfiguration of a network security protocol.
Qatar plans to build 48 new health care facilities by 2020, with 22 of those projects expected to be done by 2016, during the first phase of its 20-year Qatar Health Facilities Master Plan (QHFMP).
Researchers have developed what they call the bioenergetics health index (BHI) to measure how susceptible a person is to developing any of a myriad of conditions – including AIDS, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and kidney disease – then use this new diagnostic tool to help devise an individualized treatment.
Venture funding in the digital health space is at its highest ever - $2.3 billion worth of investments thru the first six months of the year - already surpassing last year’s total, according to Rock Health.
The smartphone app called RRate can accurately count the breaths of sick children six times faster compared to the traditional method used by doctors and nurses.
Increasing affluence, a booming and graying population, and the rise in lifestyle diseases will help drive the total healthcare market value of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - to reach USD$56 billion by the end of the decade, according to a research firm.
Facial recognition software and artificial intelligence developed by Oxford researchers could be used to analyze photos and diagnose genetic and developmental disorders quickly.
The so-called “bionic pancreas” measures blood sugar round-the-clock, then delivers either insulin or glucagon automatically when the need arises, lifting a heavy burden on sufferers of Type 1 diabetes who usually need to check their blood sugar repeatedly throughout the day.
Two in five physicians have used new digital communication technologies such as mHealth apps and telehealth technologies in reaching out to patients in the past year, according to Manhattan Research's Taking the Pulse U.S. 2014 study.
Functional, lightweight and stylish, these 3D printed back braces encourage kids and teenagers to wear them for the amount of time prescribed to avoid back surgery and complications.
Google is set to unveil this month a unified health and fitness tracking service called “Google Fit” that would rival similar offerings from Apple and Samsung.
