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Social mapping technology and public health data help the group choose which nonprofits to fund.

4 reasons to be hopeful for the future of virtual care.

Patients in rural communities could benefit most from greater healthcare access. But challenges remain.

Physician burnout and suicide are major issues in the healthcare industry. But how does technology play a part in these trends, and what can technology do to decrease them?

The power of mHealth solutions remains in question, a new study finds.

A new study suggests that an mHealth app for mental health counseling is as effective as in-person therapy.

The portable reader enables the test to deliver diagnostic results where patients are, leveraging data to jumpstart care in Ebola-stricken areas.

Janae Sharp talks to four experts about which steps healthcare leaders can take to fight physician burnout.

The regulator issued a warning to providers and patients just one day after approving a 23andMe direct-to-consumer test regarding medication metabolism.

Data from a new ratings system will show the efficacy and efficiency of ambulatory surgery centers, according to this expert.

The company’s Personal Genome Service Pharmacogenetic Reports test analyzes 33 variants of several genes.

The Reimagining Residency initiative comes at a time when demands on doctors are changing and physician burnout is roaring.

How a new AR system fosters direct care on battlefields and in natural disaster zones and rural areas with the help of on-site medical “mentees.”

What you need to know about Bose’s connected hearing aids, mHealth apps and health tech’s power to help patients and physicians.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation led the round, which will help Carrot commercialize its smoking cessation platform.

7 roles mHealth can play in boosting medication adherence.

Sanofi’s investment in Enable Injections signals hope in high-tech medication adherence.

Why digital therapeutics could become more significant to patients and healthcare providers.

Bose’s medical device allows users to self-adjust the levels using a smartphone, highlighting how the digital transformation is touching hearing aids.

Health tech needs to meet patients where they are: on their smartphones and smartwatches.

How researchers used a Fitbit to influence behavior change.

Health-tech KOL Janae Sharp talks the brain, wearables and autism and the inventor of affective computing.

Data Book tells the story of artificial heart innovator Robert Jarvik and brings on five health-tech KOLs to discuss who is responsible for advancing medicine.

Natural Cycles unveiled the results of a study of 54,000 women. Here’s what it found.

The finding underscores a problem facing cancer care — and the power of a strong database.