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Insurance provider Aetna launches first fitness app
Looks like the ‘quantified-self’ space is continuing to build momentum. Aetna, one of the largest health insurance providers in the world, is the business of making fitness apps. Next month, Aetna will launch an iPhone app and website for managing your fitness, encouraging you to eat and live in a more healthy way, and monitoring your personal health information. The app, called CarePass, will integrate personal medical records with data from popular fitness-tracking devices like Withings Wi-Fi-enabled … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, Latest News, Mobile Phone Apps
STUDY: People want practical, user-friendly mobile health apps
Well no one can deny there are a LOT of health apps around at the moment, from those that’ll help you record your mood, those that’ll track serious medical issues and those that’ll send alerts back to your GP to tell them how you’re doing. However, new research into the mobile health industry has shown that both smartphone and tablet users who are into keep tabs on their health want apps that’ll help them manage … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
New glasses allow doctors to see illnesses and… emotions?!
A lot of us take the fact that we can see a huge spectrum of colours for granted, but have you ever thought about why our cheeks flush when we’re ill? Or why our skin looks a little grey and dull when we’re feeling rundown? Well, according to evolutionary neurobiologist Dr. Mark Changizi (yep, that’s his ACTUAL job title) we’ve evolved to notice these subtle changes in colour in order to survive and help one another. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health Gadgets, Professional healthcare products
Digital tool Buddy helps patients with mental health issues track their mood
A new digital tool is being used by medical professionals in certain boroughs of London in order to help those dealing with mental health issues keep track of their moods and improve their therapy sessions in the process. Buddy is a kind of digital tool and SMS service, which asks patients with mental health issues how they’re doing every day in an attempt to log their mood and make them think more consciously about their own … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health Gadgets
Swole.me is a colourful online diet planner
We all know that to lose weight we should eat a balanced diet, try to keep our calories low and get plenty of exercise, but it’s often not that easy in practice, particularly if you’re feeling stressed, tired or a little low. Well, a new online tool called Swole.me aims to keep you on track by crafting a really easy-to-follow diet, which should hopefully stop you from grabbing that chocolate bar. You start by telling Swole.me how … Read entire article »
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