More patient-centric study design, using mHealth for longer-term monitoring, will address many of the inherent challenges in conducting pivotal clinical trials
CHLA has joined its global group of partners, bringing about a new focus on Connected Pediatric Care to these leading healthcare brands.
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Scientific evidence supports the use of active video games to promote a range of health and health education-related outcomes in children. Even sedentary games produce tangible outcomes in asthma- and diabetes-related behavioral changes in children.
Do you know what “kids are doing these days”? Do you monitor YouTube and Facebook and Twitter? Well, if you’ve got a tween or teen, in particular, you should.
University of Warwick big data study isolates differences between autistic and non-autistic brains.
You’d have to be an ostrich, with your head buried in the proverbial sand for the last five years or so, to be unaware of the fact that most institutions and businesses have social media policies. Or, perhaps the problem is that our social media policies feel so strict that we want to bury our heads in the sand and avoid social media altogether.
Research shows that kids who spend a bit of time playing video games each week are better adjusted and have fewer behavior problems than those do not play video games at all. However, moderation and balance with physical and social activity are very important, as the positive effects are not present in children who play video games 1-3 hours per day.
Consistency in the quality of care provided by healthcare professionals is a hot topic right now, and major healthcare insurers and providers in the US are adopting pay-for-performance models. A new study conducted by researchers at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy recommends the adoption of incentive or pay-for-performance models in rural India to help enforce quality standards in the treatment of childhood illness.
Project Artemis, a Big Data analytics platform developed jointly by IBM and the University of Ontario’s Institute of Technology, can detect nosocomial infections in premature babies 24 hours before the symptoms appear.
After “Monster Manor,” Sanofi Diabetes launches its second gamification app—“Mission T1D”—aimed at improving children’s understanding of Type 1 Diabetes and how to cope with it.
A study by the Washington University in St. Louis reveals an overall lack of government, media, educational, and other credible sources of information on Twitter regarding childhood obesity.
The smartphone app called RRate can accurately count the breaths of sick children six times faster compared to the traditional method used by doctors and nurses.
Functional, lightweight and stylish, these 3D printed back braces encourage kids and teenagers to wear them for the amount of time prescribed to avoid back surgery and complications.
The 'Birdhouse For Autism' healthcare app helps parents of autistic children in organizing information such as diet, medications and allergies, as well as in monitoring their daily activities and behavioral patterns.
