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Safety concerns with consumer-facing mobile health …

(3 days ago) WebSafety of apps is an emerging public health issue. The available evidence shows that apps pose clinical risks to consumers. Involvement of consumers, regulators, and healthcare professionals in development and testing can improve quality. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025360/

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Opportunities and Challenges of Mobile Health Tools to …

(5 days ago) WebMobile health applications (apps) may be able to play a major role in providing high-volume health promotion (ie, able to be assessed by a large number of people) with a low touch (ie, does not …

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.059715

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Emergence of Application-based Healthcare PSNet

(3 days ago) WebCurrently, more than 350,000 healthcare apps are available on the global market. 1 Patients have widespread access to many types of healthcare apps, which …

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emergence-application-based-healthcare

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Why is it so difficult to govern mobile apps in healthcare?

(8 days ago) WebApps also pose challenges for applying clinical governance processes because they are used at all levels of care delivery and in the community. For instance, consumer health …

https://informatics.bmj.com/content/26/1/e100006

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Is your mobile health app harmful or helpful?

(4 days ago) WebThe WellDoc app is approved by the FDA, one of only a small subset of health apps that the FDA will oversee. The agency is regulating mobile apps that act as medical devices and could pose a risk …

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/your-mobile-health-app-harmful-or-helpful

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Safety concerns with consumer-facing mobile health …

(4 days ago) WebConclusions: Safety of apps is an emerging public health issue. The available evidence shows that apps pose The available evidence shows that apps pose clinical risks to consumers.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336442683_Safety_concerns_with_consumer-facing_mobile_health_applications_and_their_consequences_a_scoping_review

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Are Health Apps Putting Your Privacy at Risk? - Consumer …

(1 days ago) WebOpt for apps from your health insurer or those that are directly linked to your doctor’s office. These are more likely to fall under privacy laws, Ostherr says. Be wary of free or ad-supported apps.

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/health-privacy/are-health-apps-putting-your-privacy-at-risk-a1118223508/

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Problems and Barriers Related to the Use of Digital Health …

(4 days ago) WebIn Germany, mHealth apps applying for the DiGA directory are initially examined for safety and suitability for use, data protection and information security, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10221513/

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Health apps pose privacy risks, but experts offer this advice

(1 days ago) WebUntil that happens, health app users are largely unprotected from having their data passed along to tech giants and marketing companies that might target them …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/09/10/health-apps-pose-privacy-risks-but-experts-offer-this-advice

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Health apps and health policy: what is needed? PSNet

(Just Now) WebMobile health care applications are increasingly being developed and marketed to patients for self-care and diagnosis, with little oversight as to their effectiveness or safety. This …

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-apps-and-health-policy-what-needed

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Mobile Apps in the Medical Device Industry: Safety, Security and

(7 days ago) WebAs the app industry grows—current estimates are that downloads will reach nearly 270 billion by 2017—the opportunity for the medical device industry to create …

https://medtechintelligence.com/feature_article/mobile-apps-in-the-medical-device-industry-safety-security-and-patient-privacy/

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Evaluating the quality and safety of health-related apps and e …

(7 days ago) WebFurthermore, Stoyanov et al. (2015) highlight that research is needed to evaluate the safety of health-related apps specifically, both in terms of accuracy of …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782921000191

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Mobile Health Applications: The Patchwork Of Legal And Liability …

(9 days ago) WebThis article examines the legal issues related to the oversight of health apps, discusses current federal regulations, and suggests strategies to improve the oversight …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0958

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Mobile health apps have 'serious problems' with patient privacy, …

(6 days ago) WebMobile health applications have “serious problems” with privacy, according to a new analysis of more than 20,000 health-related mobile apps published Wednesday in …

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/mobile-health-apps-have-serious-problems-with-patient-privacy-study-warn/601943/

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Mobile health and fitness apps pose privacy risks

(6 days ago) WebResearchers downloaded almost 16,000 free mobile health apps and picked through their programming to see how the apps managed personal data (such as …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/mobile-health-and-fitness-apps-pose-privacy-risks

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How to Use Mobile Mental Health Apps Ethically Psychiatric News

(3 days ago) WebExperts advise that the APA, the AMA, the British National Health Service, and other international organizations should develop consensus standards for mental …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2021.1.38

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AHRQ guide provides ways to support equity through digital …

(3 days ago) WebThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released a guide to help health systems and other stakeholders assess and advance equity in health …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-25-ahrq-guide-provides-ways-support-equity-through-digital-health-care-technology

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How Apple is empowering people with their health information

(Just Now) WebToday Apple shared a new report that offers a snapshot of the ways Apple products are empowering people to be at the center of their health, and acting as an …

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/07/how-apple-is-empowering-people-with-their-health-information/

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CDRH Issues 2024 Safety and Innovation Reports FDA

(4 days ago) WebThe CDRH 2024 Safety Report is an update to our 2018 Medical Device Safety Action Plan and features steps we have taken in recent years to assure the …

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-devices-news-and-events/cdrh-issues-2024-safety-and-innovation-reports

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Analyzing security issues of android mobile health and medical

(3 days ago) WebSpecifically, 1.8% of mHealth apps package suspicious codes (eg, trojans), 45.0% rely on unencrypted communication, and as much as 23.0% of personal data (eg, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8449631/

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Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety PSNet

(5 days ago) WebIn the past several decades, technological advances have opened new possibilities for improving patient safety. Using technology to digitize healthcare …

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/technology-tool-improving-patient-safety

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Key AI Actions 180 Days …

(6 days ago) WebLaunched the AI Safety and Security Board to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security, the critical infrastructure community, other private sector …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/29/biden-harris-administration-announces-key-ai-actions-180-days-following-president-bidens-landmark-executive-order/

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Delaware State Police and Delaware Department of Health and …

(1 days ago) WebNarcan Training and OpiRescueDE App: Information on Narcan training and accessing medication is available online. The safety and well-being of all Delawareans …

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/04/30/delaware-state-police-and-delaware-department-of-health-and-social-services-issue-urgent-safety-advisory/

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Over 20 Technology and Critical Infrastructure - Homeland …

(4 days ago) WebThe President also directed DHS to promote the adoption of AI safety standards globally, protect U.S. networks and critical infrastructure, reduce the risks that …

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/04/26/over-20-technology-and-critical-infrastructure-executives-civil-rights-leaders

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Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone …

(4 days ago) WebStill, an analysis of health records from nearly 2.6 million people in the United States found that about 0.04 percent, or about 1,000, were diagnosed with tinnitus within …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/health/covid-vaccines-side-effects.html

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*Update # 2-Delaware State Police and Delaware Department of …

(Just Now) WebNarcan Training and OpiRescueDE App: Information on Narcan training and accessing medication is available online. The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse …

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/05/03/update-2-delaware-state-police-and-delaware-department-of-health-and-social-services-issue-urgent-safety-advisory/

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Patient portals and health apps: Pitfalls, promises, and what one …

(3 days ago) WebPatient portal adoption is variable, and due to design and interface limitations and health literacy issues, many people find the portal difficult to use. Conversely, apps have …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386919/

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California Department of Public Health issues annual shellfish …

(4 days ago) WebSANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The California Department of Public Health issued its annual shellfish safety warning set to take effect on May 1. Below is a press release …

https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2024/04/30/california-department-of-public-health-issues-annual-shellfish-safety-warning/

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Issue 3489 Magazine cover date: 4 May 2024 New Scientist

(Just Now) WebRead Issue #34894 May 2024 of New Scientist magazine for the best science news and analysis. app or print magazine. Health The new drugs preventing …

https://www.newscientist.com/issue/3489/

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*Update # 1-Delaware State Police and Delaware Department of …

(2 days ago) WebNarcan Training and OpiRescueDE App: Information on Narcan training and accessing medication is available online. The Delaware Division of Substance Abuse …

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/05/02/update-1-delaware-state-police-and-delaware-department-of-health-and-social-services-issue-urgent-safety-advisory/?print=print

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Australia news live: Qantas investigates app issue after customers

(5 days ago) WebQantas investigating app issue after customers report seeing strangers' data WorkSafe had charged the health department with 58 breaches of the Occupational …

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/may/01/australia-news-live-national-cabinet-domestic-violence-foreign-investment-budget-inflation-truth-telling-trade-house-prices-cost-of-living?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-663185e78f087e1780c9cf50

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mHealth and Mobile Medical Apps: A Framework to Assess Risk …

(3 days ago) WebAbstract. The use of mobile medical apps by clinicians and others has grown considerably since the introduction of mobile phones. Medical apps offer clinicians the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180335/

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Public Health issues sun safety advice for people in Guernsey - BBC

(6 days ago) WebThe States of Guernsey says there has already been high levels of UV this year and cases of burned skin.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqqn441159yo

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