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The Dario Diabetes Solution app was developed to help better manage type 2 diabetes.

This form of reinforcement learning was also shown to correct for control scenarios like irregular meal timing and compression errors.

This longitudinal analysis of claims data examined changes in telehealth and in-person delivery of services in Louisiana.

Steven Heatherly of Baptist Health in Kentucky talks about the success of heart clinics and promising results from remote patient monitoring.

Long-term tele-messaging was more effective than no messaging and short-term messaging for positive airway pressure use, and it was highly likely to be cost-effective with an acceptable willingness-to-pay threshold.

The authors of the study noted the importance of balancing resources available with efficient use of them and to use tailored tools so improve efficiency.

The partnership will help develop standards for data transfer to eliminate manual steps used in clinical trials.

Older age and low literacy were not barriers to self-monitoring and reporting disease activity.

A survey of health care leaders presented during the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition found most weren’t very satisfied with the technology they are offering patients.

This 4-day event drew thousands of health care leaders to Nashville, Tennessee; in this column, Ron Southwick, editor of Chief Healthcare Executive, shares his thoughts from conversations and panels in Music City.

This study investigated potential benefits of a virtual education intervention for atopic dermatitis that targeted Hispanic Americans and Spanish-speaking populations.

Digital health data can facilitate the participation of underrepresented and diverse patient populations in clinical trials, but first the FDA must build its capability to evaluate such information in its regulatory processes for new drug development.

A recent study found that chatbot systems that used artificial intelligence (AI) could be valuable in providing access to current, accurate, and complete information about infectious diseases and vaccines against them.

Speakers at the American Academy of Dermatology 2023 Annual Meeting highlighted the potential of DataDerm to tell the story of dermatological care in the United States, but some also cautioned that the registry only reflects those who have access to care in the first place.

The device, PEP Buddy improves breathlessness symptoms and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as people who have anxiety and stress.

In this new analysis, investigators found significant agreement between in-person and remote assessments.

The growth in telehealth utilization continued an increase begun in November 2022.

A feasibility study shows many providers intended to continue using the tool, although some said they did not have sufficient time or did not need the tool.

Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates’ No One Left Alone initiative works to dismantle cancer health disparities and increase health care equity among its rural patient population. Sashi Naidu, MD, director of research, discusses delivering next-generation sequencing testing to patients.

The researchers used Paraphase on more than 400 samples of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) comprising 5 ethnicities.

A diagnostic algorithm was evaluated for its ability to gauge the presence of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in a new analysis.

Having a diagnostic model that leverages artificial intelligence could fill a gap in the pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnostic pathway, as there are currently just 2 validated screening algorithms for PH.

Utilizing real-world evidence that applies to the specific care needs of certain patient populations can promote timely decision-making among payers and providers on the use of effective cancer therapies available on the market, said panelists at the 2022 Patient-Centered Oncology Care® (PCOC) meeting.

Patients with heart failure and high comorbidity burdens who received postdischarge noninvasive telemonitoring and nurse telephone coaching showed better survival outcomes than those who received standard care.

This agreement enables the integration of data from Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitor (CGM) directly into DarioHealth's metabolic digital health tool, adding another layer of support.

This exploration of eczema self-management investigated the potential effectiveness of 2 online behavioral interventions, 1 each for young patients and their parents and/or caregivers.

Michael N. Cohen, MD, FAAO, retinal surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadephia and Mid Atlantic Retina, speaks about the future of gene therapy and the accessibility and availability of these therapies moving forward.

The Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2023 meeting will be held virtually with a program focused on understanding and treating neovascular, exudative, and degenerative diseases of the eye.