Researchers from Swansea University Medical School and the College of Human and Health Sciences have used electronic medical records (EMRs) to improve clinical trials by expanding remote monitoring. Findings were published May 16 in Scientific Reports.

Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have developed artificial intelligence (AI) capable of using wearable-collected data to predict the onset of health problems. Findings were published Feb. 23 in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Mobile health (mHealth) applications are seen as useful tools by physicians treating women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study published May 14 in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

A judge in Riverside County, California, ruled the state legislature violated the law by passing the state’s aid-in-dying act during a special session limited to healthcare funding, giving the state’s attorney general five days to respond or else it would again be illegal for terminal patients to be given life-ending drugs by physicians.

To meet the needs of the increasing number of elderly patients, one man developed an app connecting college students to seniors.

Teledermatology for suspected skin cancer costs more than usual care—but it speeds up the time to clinical resolution by nearly a month, according to a study published online May 9 in JAMA Dermatology.

Virtual health visits cost $110 less than conventional primary care appointments, while also reducing patient wait times and helping address the nursing shortage, according to CNBC.

Consumer sleep technologies like wearables and mobile apps are adept at collecting patient-generated health data, but lacking validation data and FDA clearance are hindering utilization, according to a position statement published in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.