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A new Facebook application, developed in a Tel Aviv University (TAU) lab, is poised to serve as a better indicator of how infections spread among populations.

Hospital patients aren't always confined to their beds - nor are those beds always in the same place. To ensure those patients are always being monitored, Royal Philips Electronics has developed a wearable device designed to transmit real-time data to clinicians.

Social media and online networking could provide a novel way to recruit patients with rare diseases for clinical studies, according to a new study by the Mayo Clinic.The study demonstrates how tools such as these aided in the recruitment of patients with a rare heart condition called spontaneous coronary artery dissection, also known as SCAD.

The global telemedicine market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19 percent, driven mainly by growth opportunities in Europe, according to a recent report by Technavio, specialists in emerging technologies market research. The report covers the Americas as well as the EMEA and APAC regions.

National Coordinator Farzad Mostashari, MD, urged an audience at the annual Allscripts Client Experience Conference Monday morning to pick a health problem - stroke or heart attack, for example - and "knock the heck out of it.""All of you out there, pick a target."As he has before, Mostashari reminded the group that "technology is not an end to itself." Better care for individuals and better care for the population, along with lower costs are the goals, he said.