Nativi digitali o millenials sono loro i protagonisti del brusio mediatico sul digitale. Chi li immagina come eroi aumentati, capaci di inventare start up per fare di tutto, dalla registrazione del sonno, ai passi durante la pausa caffè. Chi, al contrario, come esseri curvi, plasmati dallo sguardo sullo smartphone, incapaci di ricordare anche il proprio nome.
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Sixty-six percent of all pharma app downloads in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, were downloads of the top 10 apps according to an infographic recently released by German app company SmartPatient (not to be confused with Roni Zeiger-founded online patient community SmartPatients). Continue reading
As time goes by and technology improves, we are constantly seeing prices for previously groundbreaking technology fall to levels which allow for the adoption of this technology by the masses. 3D printing is one of these technologies, in that now, virtually anyone in the developed world can afford a desktop 3D printer. Continue reading
When the automobile was invented in the 18th century, it was little more than an engine with a driver’s seat – a machine designed with the sole purpose of transporting its driver from Point A to Point B.
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As more and more companies begin to tackle the wearable tech market with smartwatches and fitness trackers, we thought that is time to look at some of the weirdest wearables you might not have seen before (and for good reason). Continue reading
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There are many reasons why the digital technologies hope to improve patient care as well as the state of healthcare itself. They include improving efficiencies, patient safety, and cost. We selectedthe Top 10 companies doing super innovative research and offering revolutionary services in digital health. Continue reading
Digital health is booming on social media, whether it be talking to doctors online or finding out how Twitter can help explain sleep disorders, but what about Instagram?
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I have yet to hear of an industry that hasn’t been massively disrupted by technology. Healthcare is no stranger to this disruption. The question is which companies will actually break through the barrier and solve some of the major issues healthcare faces today?
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Adidas has bought Runtastic, bringing the popular fitness tracking app in-house and promising to “unleash its knowledge of sport” on its 70m users. The deal, which values Runtastic at around $241m, sees the app join Adidas’ own fitness wearables like the miCoach FIT SMART, and could give the sportswear brand a lower-cost way to engage new users via their smartphones.
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