Digital Health Dr. David Samadi explores the latest technology and innovative products, apps, computers, health systems and more affecting hospitals, healthcare and the doctor-patient relationship. Learn the best health apps, fitness tech tools and nutrition help through technology.
With the recent rise of wearable devices and health apps, we can now expect to manage our health in the digital world as well. 2015 survey from Salesforce found that 71 percent of millennial patients surveyed want to engage with their healthcare providers via a mobile app.Here are just a few ways health-tech startups are improving patient care and driving the medical industry forward:
Read MoreSome studies have shown that technology may have some negative effects on cognitive skills and even affect our ability to fall into a deep sleep. However, these 5 apps are being used by many people who claim they really help strengthen their cognitive skills and even relieve stress. Here's the top 5.
Read MoreAlcohol Tracker is a smartphone app that lets users enter how many drinks they have each day. If a user drinks more than the maximum amount of alcohol recommended by certain health organizations, then the app will send a notification, warning that the recommended limit has been reached.
Read MoreNew study suggests the devices can help people become more active. In the study, women who wore a Fitbit saw a boost in their physical activity over a four-month period. study involved about 50 women in their 50s and 60s who were overweight and generally not very active. About half of these women were given a Fitbit One, a fitness tracker that clips to a person's waistband and tracks a number of metrics: how many steps they take, the total distance they move, the number of floors they climb, the calories they burn, and the total number of minutes during the day that they are active.
Read MoreAbout half of all Americans are prescribed medication they take regularly. And what's more, half of those don't even take it properly, whether it's forgetting, missing or taking too much of said medication. One study even estimated that mistakes with blood pressure medication alone are responsible for 89,000 premature deaths each year. This puts medication noncompliance up there in the top five causes of death.
Read MorePlanned Parenthood is launching an app that helps patients diagnose STD’s without actually having to go in to see the doctor face-to-face. This will save people the awkward sex and STD conversation with their doctor, and maybe even make them more willing to get checked for potential infections. Havin
Read MoreResearchers have developed a “feeling” prosthetic leg which simulates some of the sensations that would normally be felt by a foot. It also works to help alleviate the phantom pain. Artificial limb created by Austrian scientist.
Read MoreKeeping track of what to eat, how much to eat and how that affects your weight has never been easier thanks to thousands of diet and nutrition apps available for iPhones, Androids and tablets. The problem is how to decipher which ones are really good and which ones are just so-so.
Read MoreThe development of robotics and integration into healthcare has enhanced life-saving processes. Robotics is integrated into surgical devices, radio imaging and other treatment methods. Enter Google Arm.
Read MoreStanding desks, plants for your area, and a piece of fruit to encourage health snacking. Here are some ideas to make your workplace a little bit healthier.
Read MoreThere are a million and one obvious positive aspects of light bulbs. However, recent advances in technology has created new types of light bulbs and a growing amount of evidence is showing that electric light bulbs may be affecting our health.
Read MoreHere are the top 10 health mobile apps doctors recommend most to their patients.
Read MoreResearchers at Harvard Medical School and University of Houston unveiled new technology that potentially uses magnetic energy. Generated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that would navigates milli-sized robots throughout the body.
Read MoreBionic lenses could give superhuman vision. This field has had many advances in technology. We explore.
Read Morecientists at Cedars-Sinai have developed a new nanotechnology that can identify brain tumor types using MRI virtual biopsy. The new technology is a drug-delivery system that can identify different types of brain tumor cells using virtual biopsies which attack the molecular structure of the cancer. It has only been tested in animal studies so far.
Read More34 year old Erik Sorto had been paralyzed from the neck down for the past 13 years. He suffered a spinal cord injury due to a gunshot 10 years earlier. Millions of individuals have lost the ability to sense and move their bodies, through illness or injury.
Read MoreThe future of preventive care is being heavily disrupted by tech and we're all better off. Here are 6 start-ups working toward fixing huge problems across preventive care so we can fight chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer.
Read More42% of Americans live in areas that are underserved by dermatologists. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. When caught early, it's also entirely treatable.
Read MoreResearch in the Journal of Family Practice identified that at least 20% of Americans have needle phobia. This can result in many critical preventive procedures like vaccines and flu shots being avoided. Many experts deem this as a public health issue.
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