In the new year, hundreds of thousands of people resolve to lose weight and/or become more active. And a smart fitness device like Apple Watch or Fitbit might seem like a great way to track calories and steps. But, experts advise, be sure you’re using a device or app for the right purpose and that… Continue reading When You Should – or Shouldn’t – Use a Fitness App for Weight Loss
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The Pregnancy App
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has permitted marketing of the first mobile medical application (app) that can be used as a method of contraception to prevent pregnancy. The app, called Natural Cycles, contains an algorithm that calculates the days of the month a woman is likely to be fertile based on daily body temperature… Continue reading The Pregnancy App
A Computer App for Heart Patients
Researchers have developed an app that helps improve heart failure patients’ quality of life and longevity, according to a clinical study. The new app, which monitors heart failure patients’ medical tests and health status and promptly notifies clinicians, was developed by a multidisciplinary team of Intermountain Healthcare medical informatics specialists, home health experts, and clinicians… Continue reading A Computer App for Heart Patients
A Better Sleep App?
Researchers have come up with an app that goes one step beyond the sleep-monitoring apps already on the market. The old-style apps help people monitor their sleep patterns by monitoring time of going to bed, time of waking up and any tossing and turning. Now, a group of Brown University computer scientists and clinical psychologists… Continue reading A Better Sleep App?
A Smartphone Vision Test
A smartphone app to test eyesight is as good as the traditional chart, according to a new study. Peek (the Portable Eye Examination Kit) is a smartphone-based system for comprehensive eye testing anywhere in the world. It was designed and developed by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the University of Strathclyde and… Continue reading A Smartphone Vision Test