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Released: 30-Oct-2020 10:15 AM EDT
New York Giants Rookies Virtually Visit Patients at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital to Celebrate Halloween
Hackensack Meridian Health

Continuing their annual Halloween tradition, New York Giants rookies visit patients at Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital virtually.

   
Released: 21-Oct-2020 3:30 PM EDT
UH Implements Virtual Waiting Room for Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

UH has implemented PatientTrak, a virtual waiting room that enables the patient to communicate effectively with staff so they can arrive at their appointment on time while avoiding an in-person waiting room.

Released: 13-Oct-2020 5:05 PM EDT
Disaster Preparedness in the Palm of Your Hand
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Two CUSEC apps help emergency managers prepare for and recover from disasters like earthquakes. Both are free and available for use via the S&T-supported Regional Information Sharing Platform.

Released: 13-Oct-2020 5:00 PM EDT
Design and test potential COVID-19 treatments from your phone
University of Utah

Anyone with a smartphone can download the app ViDok, which lets users pick from a library of molecules that might bind to key proteins on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, and then can tweak the molecules to try to find a better fit.

Released: 13-Oct-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Want to wait less at the bus stop? Beware real-time updates
Ohio State University

Smartphone apps that tell commuters when a bus will arrive at a stop don’t result in less time waiting than reliance on an official bus route schedule, a new study suggests.

Released: 8-Oct-2020 12:25 PM EDT
The Future of Precision Medicine
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University

Precision medicine is a rapidly growing approach to health care that focuses on finding treatments and interventions that work for people based on their genetic makeup, rather than their symptoms. Zeeshan Ahmed, director of the new Ahmed Lab at Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, discusses the future of precision medicine, what needs to be done to successfully analyze the data necessary to develop individualized treatments and the role genetics play during the COVID-19 pandemic.

   
Released: 5-Oct-2020 2:15 PM EDT
Protecting Device Software from Zero-Day Attacks with TrustMS
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T collaborates with Intelligent Automation, Inc., to develop system that protects operating systems and apps on embedded platforms against cyberattacks.

Released: 17-Sep-2020 2:00 PM EDT
New app a lifeline for eggplant farmers in Bangladesh
Cornell University

A new app co-developed by Cornell University researchers is expected to streamline information-sharing, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, for farmers growing one of the most important crops for food security in Bangladesh.

Released: 15-Sep-2020 3:25 PM EDT
UIC researcher to test voice-activated AI to manage mental health symptoms
University of Illinois Chicago

Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago are studying a novel approach to delivering care to those with moderate depression and anxiety: through artificial intelligence, or AI. The first part of the two-phase, five-year project will develop and test a voice-enabled, AI virtual agent named Lumen, trained to deliver Problem Solving Therapy (PST), for patients with moderate, untreated depressive and/or anxiety symptoms. This first phase is awarded for two years.

   
Released: 15-Sep-2020 12:00 PM EDT
NIH award contracts to develop innovative digital health technologies for COVID-19
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIH has awarded seven contracts to companies and academic institutions to develop digital health solutions that help address the COVID-19 pandemic.

   
Released: 11-Sep-2020 8:05 PM EDT
UC Campuses Pilot Google-Apple Notification Technology to Help Prevent COVID-19 Outbreaks
UC San Diego Health

Today, California approved a new voluntary pilot program that uses Apple and Google smartphone technology to help rapidly control COVID-19 outbreaks. The program will launch on the campus of UC San Diego for any students and employees who opt in.

Released: 8-Sep-2020 5:05 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Health System Deploys Artifact Health Mobile Solution to Reduce Physician Documentation Burden
Artifact Health

Expansion of Artifact Health mobile physician query solution rolled out across the eight-hospital system

4-Sep-2020 2:05 PM EDT
Some Children at Higher Risk of Privacy Violations from Digital Apps
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

While federal privacy laws prohibit digital platforms from storing and sharing children’s personal information, those rules aren’t always enforced, researchers find.

Released: 31-Aug-2020 12:30 PM EDT
College students access eating disorders therapy via phone app
Washington University in St. Louis

Studying college women with eating disorders, a team led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that a phone-based app that delivers a form of cognitive behavioral therapy was an effective means of intervention in addressing specific disorders.

Released: 28-Aug-2020 6:05 PM EDT
New COVID-19 app helps users communicate health risks with each other
University of Chicago Medical Center

UChicago Medicine physicians helped develop an app to track COVID-19 symptoms, piggybacking on a similar platform for parents of premature babies who record and monitor health issues. MyCovid Passport lets users track symptoms and keep up to date on the latest health information.

Released: 25-Aug-2020 4:45 PM EDT
One size may not fit all: BILH psychiatrists develop mental health app assessment tool
Beth Israel Lahey Health

Researcher-clinicians from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, both part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, have collaborated to develop an online assessment tool to help patients and providers make more informed decisions about choosing and using a mental health app.

   


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