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Technology news from France shows mobile phones do not impact health

10/18/201310/15/2013 Julie Campbell

Many have worried about the potential harm from regular cell phone use exposure, but no danger has been identified. The safety watchdog in France has now released the findings from their latest study analysis and are making technology news in a determination that says that existing regulations for wifi, cell phone signal antennas, and smartphones are adequate. The reason is that they feel that none of these technologies, as currently used, had “no demonstrated impact” on health. The National Agency for Health, Food, and Environmental Safety (ANSES) has announced its…

Mhealth market growth to reach $26 billion

08/02/201307/30/2013 John Montgallo

A new report on the latest trends in mobile health is underscoring the tremendous increase in this sector. A new trends report has been released by Research and Markets which has shown that the mhealth industry is currently climbing at a tremendous rate and is headed for even more explosive growth. The report suggested that there will be a 61 percent growth rate by the year 2017. At that rate, the mhealth market will have reached a value of $26 billion that year. The researchers behind the report believe that…

Mhealth has the potential for massive impact in Mexico and Brazil

05/28/201305/31/2013 Jesse Collins

A report has just been released which suggests that those countries could see tremendous benefits from the tech. According to the latest report from the GSMA (GSM Association), over 40 million more patients in Mexico and Brazil will be able to receive treatment between now and 2017, as a result of mhealth services. The report was created in conjunction with PcW in order to look into mobile technology and healthcare. The GSMA report stated that mhealth services could help15.5 million people in Mexico and 28.4 million people in Brazil to…

Mhealth study in Brazil shows tech can help the poor

05/11/201305/09/2013 L. Green

Researchers have found that this technology can be very helpful to people living in the slums of Rio. A study conducted in Rio de Janeiro has now shown that using mhealth technology for monitoring patients who are living in poor urban neighborhoods can help to increase the access that those individuals have to healthcare services while decreasing the amount of spending required to provide that care. The study was conducted in one of the city’s hillside “favela” slum regions using the latest technology. The New Cities Foundation conducted the research,…

Mhealth apps face heavy scrutiny by young adult users

04/25/201304/23/2013 Sam Lambert

This demographic appears to be picker about the applications that they will use for their health. According to an article that was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, mhealth app developers should take several valued characteristics and features into consideration as they create their products, particularly when they want young adults to be willing to use them. The reason is that young adults are far more selective about the apps of this nature that they will use. The article explained that “There is increasing interest from academics and…