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Qualcomm’s New Subsidiary Dishes Up ‘Middleware’ for mHealth

Dec 5 2011 | News

Qualcomm launched a new company today that aims to be the middleware of the mobile healthcare industry.

Jawbone 'Ups' Ante with 24-7 Fitness Monitoring

Nov 3 2011 | News

Consumer-level 24/7 fitness monitoring, a product of the mHealth sector, just became a reality today with Jawbone's launch of UP...

Pager Technology Trumps Smartphone Paging Apps for Critical Messaging

Sep 7 2011 | Articles

While new smartphone paging apps are promising the same fast, reliable service as pagers, a comparison of cellular and paging networks and devices shows dramatic differences that can impact the reliability and speed of critical messaging, as well as patient and public safety.

Tech Insights - What Cancer Studies Should Be Looking At

Jul 23 2011 | Articles

A statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) that cell phone use may increase the risk of brain cancer is making a lot of industry executives nervous.

FDA To Regulate Some Medical Apps

Jul 19 2011 | News

The FDA today announced it is seeking input on its proposed oversight approach for certain mobile applications specific to medicine or health care...

WLSA Summit: Making mHealth a Reality

May 9 2011 | News

Getting wireless healthcare technology out of the concept phase and into the hands of patients and physicians will be the main focus of the Wireless Life Sciences Alliance's Summit this week...

Keynote Inspires with Futuristic mHealth Solutions

Mar 24 2011 | News

ORLANDO, Fla.—If you weren't blown away by anything at CTIA, you missed Wednesday's keynotes, which included a talk and demonstrations by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, chairman and CEO of the Institute for Advanced Health.

Tech Companies Pitch In on Earthquake Response

Mar 16 2011 | News

Google, Twitter, Microsoft and other U.S. technology companies are finding ways large and small to help out in the wake of last week's earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami.

Cell Phone Exposure Changes Brain Activity, says Study

Feb 23 2011 | News

Exposure to cell phones during lengthy calls could change a user's brain activity...

WellDoc Taps Cell Phones to Manage Diabetes

Nov 23 2010 | News

Patients suffering from diabetes usually have a cell phone and that alone can better their chances of controlling the disease with companies like WellDocs creating innovations on their behalf.