opioid epidemic
A pilot study will collect data from smartphones and wearable technologies to predict opioid relapse.
Flare Capital's Alexandra Mullin and Ian Chiang outline COVID-19's impact on the worsening opioid crisis and how the digital opioid use disorder space is likely to develop over the coming years.
The company formerly focused its efforts on enabling chronic pain management care.
The technology will be able to detect when a user's heart rate decreases to trigger the medication.
Society as a whole must address this public health issue by creating tools patients need, says Ochsner CMIO Dr. Todd Burstain, who likens the epidemic to cigarette smoking before cessation programs.
Google also announced that it is shutting down the Google Fit website on March 19.
Duke University has received about $500K out of a $2M multifaceted investment from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina to battle the opioid epidemic.
An in-depth look at the market forces shaping the development and adoption (or lack thereof) of behavioral health technology.
The eight devices will receive increased guidance and interaction for their clearance efforts, and some will receive Breakthrough Device designation.
Users who click through the popup will be provided with anonymous support hotlines, a treatment facility locator, peer support guidance, and other substance abuse education.