The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week. I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends.
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CVS/pharmacy® has announced the launch of its new innovative mobile health app, Drug Interaction Checker as part of its top-rated CVS Mobile app. The new feature allows customers to quickly and easily check for potential drug interactions by comparing over-the-counter products with their prescriptions and other over-the-counter products on their smartphones. Read Original Content
Mobile operator US Cellular released new data on consumer use of health and fitness apps. Just ten percent of US Cellular customers use a mobile phone or tablet for health or fitness on a regular basis, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the company by Consumer Insights. Read Original Content
A decrease in health care providers and an increase in the aging population is driving innovation of mobile health applications, according to witnesses at a House Committee on Small Business hearing held last week. Read Original Content
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According to the United Nations, about 83 percent of countries have mobile health access, including medical services delivered over the phone and toll-free emergency call centers. Read Original Content
There is a tug of war going on in Washington between rival industry groups lobbying the Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to influence the timing of the Food and Drug Administration's release of its final guidance on mobile medical applications. Read Original Content
The most popular mobile health applications for consumers are fitness and wellness apps, according to a new survey of mobile engagement by New York-based communications agency Ruder Finn. Read Original Content
A staggering 90 percent of chronic patients in the U.S. would accept a mobile app prescription from their physician, as opposed to only 66 percent willing to accept a prescription of medication, according to a recent survey from health communications firm Digitas Health. Read Original Content
Mobile Health released an infographic image displaying the detection times for urine drug tests for marijuana. Pre-employment drug testing is a very important part of an employee-screening program, and understanding the detection times allow employers to understand the results given. Read Original Content
According to a new market research report from MarketsandMarkets, the total mobile healthcare market is expected to reach $23.49 billion by 2018. Read Original Content
Health monitoring company Azumio thinks it has the answer to displaying a single picture of a person’s overall health status with its new iOS app called Argus. The app pulls in your health data from a variety of devices, such as the Withings scale and the MapMyFitness app, as well as other iOS apps from Azumio and others, and displays it all in a timeline of activity. Read Original Content
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