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Researchers found an app that helped pediatric drug preparation lowered the rate of medication errors and let paramedics deliver the drugs more quickly.
The company said tools for alcohol use disorder, suicidality and other conditions will be available at the beginning of next year.
Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of August's top healthcare stories, including HIMSS21 and HIMSS21 Digital highlights, and an increasing number of vaccine mandates for healthcare and tech companies.
Using the reSET-O app in addition to other opioid treatments lowered healthcare costs by $1,014 and added 0.003 quality-adjusted life years compared with treatment alone.
Every morning, My Sleep Health creates a weekly recap of users’ trends based on the duration, efficiency and timing of their sleep.
Using a digital therapeutic improved sleep, anxiety and depression more than other mental healthcare alone, according to a study published in Behaviour Research and Therapy.
The move will also enable the delivery of Boot's beauty products and medication for mild ailments via a delivery app.
HIMSS21
Aenor Sawyer, MD, director of the UC Space Health Program at UCSF, discusses the challenges of space health as more humans venture into space for longer and farther trips.
The service also offers a COVID-19 test at home.
The data collected will be added to an open repository that other researchers can use to study the impact of spaceflight on the human body.