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Cedars-Sinai Offers Patients App on Apple Watch

by Jim Ware | October 30, 2017 | General News, Medical

How would you like to manage your medical records or find the nearest hospital from the Apple Watch on your wrist? Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has an app for that and more. The Cedars-Sinai app also allows patients to communicate with doctors, check...

Smart Medicine Cabinets Enhance Efficiency and Safety [video]

by Bruce Brown | September 28, 2017 | General News, Medical

If you think keeping track of medication for yourself and your family is tricky, imagine what it’s like in a hospital. We’ve looked at personal pillboxes and dispensers for home use such as the EllieGrid, Pillo, and the Hero. Finland-based New...

Smartphone App Helps Manage Health Data [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) has mandated many changes to the U.S. healthcare system. Two of these are the required use of electronic health records and the creation of patient portals that allow patients to access their information online. These...

MS Kinect Helps with Home Rehab [video]

by Alfred Poor | April 29, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

The hot concept in everything from sales to human resources is “gamification.” The idea is that if you turn an activity into a game where you can keep score, it increases engagement and improves performance. Gamification is also finding widespread use in...

Wearable Device Tracks Children Health Records

by Bruce Brown | December 7, 2015 | General News, Medical

While medicine and health care advance in many parts of the world, there are still large populations with limited or no care at all. Infants are at greatest risk. An estimated 15 million children die each year from vaccination-preventable diseases. Often mothers in...