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Facebook reminders help teens control asthma
MedCity News Preliminary results of a study of asthmatic teenagers at Boston's Partners HealthCare found significant improvement in engagement and in symptom control when patients received reminders and encouragement from clinicians and peers via Facebook. |
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MedCity News Preliminary results of a study of asthmatic teenagers at Boston's Partners HealthCare found significant improvement in engagement and in symptom control when patients received reminders and encouragement from clinicians and peers via Facebook. |
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Asthma app study data on ResearchKit shows mixed results for patient …
MedCity News The company, a spin-off of LifeMap Sciences, noted that preliminary data for Asthma Health showed that more than half of users “not only complete the e-consent process, they also come back the very next day to use the app. This is a very high rate of … |
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Twitter helps predict ED visits for asthma
MedCity News By collecting and mapping the location of tweets with keywords such as “asthma,” “inhaler” and “wheezing,” mining the EHR at Parkland Memorial Hospital, then comparing to air-quality reports in the Dallas area, researchers were able to predict … |
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Are only 7% of asthma sufferers using inhalers the right way?
MedCity News The charity Asthma UK is making an effort to increase care for patients who aren't using their inhalers the correct way, which leads to use of stronger inhalers that aren't actually necessary. This insight comes after a separate U.S. study found that … Experts Evaluate Use of Allergy And Asthma Devices |
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Medication monitoring company for asthma, COPD attracts $14.5M
MedCity News propeller health Android app Propeller Health, which developed an FDA-cleared sensor to track where and when patients with asthma, COPD and other respiratory diseases use their inhalers and take medication related to their condition, has closed a … Madison company Propeller Health raises $14.5 million Propeller Health gets $14.5 million in funding, nabs Chris Hogg as COO Propeller Health Raises $14.5M for its Respiratory Disease Sensors |
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Apellis Pharma raises $17.6M; focuses on asthma and COPD
MedCity News But the company's site says it is approaching chronic inflammatory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by modifying them rather than suppressing systems. Waiting on a call back from COO Pascal Deschatelets to discuss the … |
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AliveCor founder takes on new challenge: Child asthma
MedCity News An estimated 6.8 million children have asthma, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. Entrepreneurs such as Propellar Health have sought to develop digital health solutions to get a better handle on the condition to help parents avoid … |
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An asthma inhaler and app designed from the patient's point of view
MedCity News Misplace your inhaler lately? Are you due for a refill? Staying away from spots that exacerbate your asthma? A senior at Drexel University re-imagined an asthma inhaler with a companion app so users can keep a personal record of the quality of their … |
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In late-stage study, Novartis finds asthma drug effective at reducing itch …
MedCity News ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Saturday its drug omalizumab was almost doubly effective in improving quality of life for patients with a severe form of hives, compared with a placebo, according to a late-stage study. The third and … |
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