Balancing Privacy and Data Use in Digital Health
A cherished colleague often says, “necessity is the mother of innovation”- I happen to agree with him. Few of us […]
21st Century Cures Act, big data, dark patterns, data, Sensor data
Sensor data
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A Banner Year for Digital Health – Trends and Challenges
Amid a global pandemic, digital health has emerged more robust than ever. According to Rock Health, funding is closing in
big data, COVID-19, data, ethics, health outcomes, health status, Nudge, Physiology, Predictive, Public Health, Sensor data, smartphones, smartwatch, social distance, symptom detection, trust, Uncategorized, wearables
Can Your Smartwatch Detect Symptoms of COVID-19?
Consumer wearable devices, like smartwatches, are ubiquitous and can nudge us to move if we have been sedentary for too
apps, big data, data, digital health, digital therapeutics, ethics, Sensor data, Uncategorized
Ethical Dimensions in Digital Health- ReCODE Health Guidance
In this week’s blog post, I want to focus on ethics in designing digital health tools. This decade will
apps, circadian rhythms, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Control Group, depression, digital health, digital therapeutics, digital wellness, evidence based, health outcomes, health status, income disparity, insomnia, mental health, pregnancy, Sensor data, sleep, smartphones, Uncategorized
Insomnia in Pregnancy- Can Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Help?
One is seven women may struggle to get a good night’s sleep during pregnancy, while many visits and milestones are
adolescents, circadian rhythms, health, population health, Sensor data, sleep, Uncategorized
Sleep- an Elixer to Combat Obesity?
Evidence shows the importance of getting a good night’s sleep- 7 hours seems to be the magic number; more
data, Exercise is Medicine, older adults, physical activity, Quality of Life, Sensor data, Uncategorized, urban planning, wearables, Well-being
Stepping Back From 10,000 Steps- Is Less Now More?
The evidence on the importance of being physically active for health and longevity is robust- that’s not in doubt; activity levels
21st Century Living, data, Digital Future, digital health, digital therapeutics, evidence based, Global Burden of Disease, healthcare, mHealth, policy levers, prevention, Self-Management, Sensor data, smartphones, Uncategorized
Digital Health- “fail early, fail often” meets “first do no harm”
Seth Frank coined the term digital health in 2000; the early framing included internet-based content to improve health and chronic
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Do we have Digital Biomarkers?
There is no denying the pace and reach of digital tools seems exponential. As some digital tools mature are we
Physiology, Sensor data, stress, Uncategorized
Are there Digital Phenotypes for Detecting Life Stress?
It is a rare person that cannot relate to the concept of stress, we all might define it differently given