Laura Lovett
Last night at a Partners HealthCare Pivot Labs event, industry players discussed the ins and outs of how to validate a digital health product, regardless of funding.
Researchers found that 33 out of the 36 apps studied shared data with third parties. However, around half of those apps failed to properly disclose the transmission policy.
In a small study published in JMIR, patients were more willing to share health data, such as activity and sleep trackers, than personal data, like call logs and location.
The company plans to use the new money to grow its team and its research and development pipeline.
WHO released 10 guidelines for how countries can use digital health tools to improve patient care.
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The tool was designed to help senior living providers track and manage the delivery of their services and medications.
Now consumers are turning to the web for their health products—whether it is to get a pharmacy prescription, a urine test or an “embarrassing” sexual health product.
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations and researchers across Europe teamed up on a €50 million project to develop a wearable sensor of clinical trials.
Cityblock, spinout of Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs, plans to use the money to grow its team and grow its reach.