RALEIGH, N.C.  ̶  Oct. 24, 2016  ̶  BeeWell, a healthcare technology company, today announced the launch of a custom app for Bariatric Specialists of North Carolina (BSNC), a leading weight loss surgery and non-surgical medical weight loss practice. BeeWell apps are designed to advance patient understanding of their medical intervention or treatments by giving them an interactive, step-by-step guide. BSNC’s app guides patients through the process of deciding about treatment options, pre- and post surgical instructions, and relevant resources along their way to a successful outcome.

CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) today introduced its latest product designed to connect physicians with volunteer opportunities and supplemental short-term work in the field of medicine. The new Physician Opportunities Portal is an interactive tool that can help physicians identify opportunities beyond their workplace that can potentially add longevity to their careers and increase satisfaction by giving back.

(New York – November 2, 2016) – Researchers in the Sinai App Lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed RxUniverse, the first enterprise-wide digital medicine care delivery system that enables physicians to digitally prescribe evidence-based mobile health applications to patients at the point of care.

Having more friends on social media can have benefits for patients—namely, being less likely to die in the next two years.

Using smartphones and tablets before bed has been found to be very disruptive to sleep patterns, especially in children, according to a study conducted by researchers at King’s College.

On Oct. 24, the American Hospital Association (AHA) responded to Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) in a letter that asks for more details about how the organization will assess readiness and implementation specifications.

SAN ANTONIO – Acelity, a global wound care and regenerative medicine company, today announced the launch of iOn PROGRESS™ Care Network with Remote Therapy Monitoring, a proprietary remote therapy monitoring system that delivers continuous at-home monitoring for patients prescribed negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the home. The iOn PROGRESS™ technology enables timely feedback on patients’ use of NPWT, as well as increased clinician interaction to assist with patient compliance.

Researchers testing the effect of a new biologic medication on patients with multidrug resistant HIV have found that the drug caused 83 percent of participants to experience a virologic response. The drug is delivered intravenously once every two weeks, raising the rates of medication adherence and further reducing the chances of passing on the infection.