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Cue to offer at-home, smartphone connected lab tests
By Jonah Comstock | 05:00 am | May 13, 2014
AARP: 10 startups developing digital health tools for seniors
By Aditi Pai | 11:32 am | May 12, 2014
Quitbit's smart lighter aims to help you quit smoking, bit by bit
By Brian Dolan | 11:03 am | May 12, 2014
mHealth startups home in on evidence-based medicine
By Ephraim Schwartz | 10:38 am | May 12, 2014
Two emerging companies are looking to deliver EBM information from a variety of sources to doctors and patients at the point of care.
Talkspace gets $2.5M for online, mobile counseling
By Jonah Comstock | 10:08 am | May 12, 2014
iPads at the doctor's office could help screen for teen drug use
By Jonah Comstock | 09:58 am | May 12, 2014
Docs get mHealth help to handle tough conversations
By Eric Wicklund | 03:27 am | May 12, 2014
In a sign that some companies are swinging back from consumer-directed healthcare and looking to help the providers, one firm is developing a web-based and mobile platform to assist doctors in talking to patients about changing difficult behavior patterns.
Teledermatology platform reduces wait times - and anxiety
By Eric Wicklund | 02:16 pm | May 09, 2014
The Ontario Telemedicine Network has cut wait times for skin specialists from 6-12 months to as little as five days, while creating a system that allows providers to collaborate with specialists much more easily and effectively.
In-Depth: Top 200 paid iPhone apps for medical professionals
By Brian Dolan | 08:47 am | May 09, 2014
Is broadband capacity hindering telehealth?
By Eric Wicklund | 04:16 pm | May 08, 2014
Or could telehealth be a "sleeping economic giant" for communities that learn to view medical services as drivers of development?