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When you’re stumped by a diagnostic puzzler, here’s what to do

Lisa Sanders, MD, has written newspaper columns and books and stars in a new Netflix show about hard-to-diagnose cases. She offers her advice to doctors confronting stumpers.

Prevention & Wellness
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3 Min Read

14 companies that are shaking up digital health

Innovating in areas such as telemedicine and genomics, these companies were chosen from among 500 entries from across the country.

Digital
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3 Min Read

Feeling stressed? Overloaded? There's an app to help with that.

Research shows that professionals at high-brainpower companies such as Google and Roche have found some stress relief with a mindfulness meditation app.

Digital
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3 Min Read

Doctor gets inside view to help make an mHealth app that works

company is developing an app to improve patients’ physical rehab experience. This occupational medicine physician offers hands-on clinical expertise to help do it right.

Digital
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4 Min Read

Discover the top 5 mHealth apps landing NIH research grants

Rising use of mobile health apps coincides with growth in federal funding of mHealth research—reflecting high hopes for potential health benefits.

Digital
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3 Min Read

Insurers want patients to use wearables. That could be a problem.

Insurer programs that encourage use of wearable devices to promote healthy lifestyles can benefit consumers, but experts warn of harmful unintended consequences.

Digital
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4 Min Read

Battling doctor burnout? New app makes a game of learning to beat it

AMA takes gamification approach with physician smartphone app that helps you learn how to improve your practice's efficiency to cut doctor burnout.

Physician Health
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4 Min Read

App developer uses AMA networking tool to tap physician insight

A mobile health app developer knew his products could not succeed without physician input. He found it through the AMA Physician Innovation Network.

Digital
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4 Min Read

Wearables, the FDA and patient advice: What physicians should know

Regulatory status, patient privacy issues, and the clinical questions that arise. Here’s what doctors should keep in mind on wearables and mobile health apps.

Digital