From Theranos To Google Glass: The Biggest Flops In Digital Health
The tech start-up scene, investors, and news-reading
audiences reward great stories on the edge of human capabilities – sometimes
even on the boundary of science and science fiction – with their attention,
money, or invested energy. However, sometimes marketing machines are better
than actual technologies, and the ‘little bubbles’ around companies burst.
Here, we collected the most promising digital health ideas and companies over
the years that proved to be the greatest flops in medical innovation so far.
‘Big little bubbles’ that turned into digital health failures
Humans love great sto...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 2, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers AI artificial intelligence companies development device digital digital health digital health market gadgets google google glass hype Innovation invention medical device promis Source Type: blogs
Report calls for wide classroom-based adoption of ten brain fitness programs designed to improve foundational executive functions
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National Nonprofit Releases Report Calling for Brain Fitness Interventions in All U.S. Schools (press release):
“BrainFutures released a report today that makes a clear case for integrating proven brain fitness programs into all U.S. classrooms. Over a decade of research has shown that evidence-based programs can improve students’ executive function skills and prosocial behaviors, which are more accurate predictors of academic readiness and life success than IQ or any other performance markers.
Brain Fitness and Executive Function: Evidence-Based Interventions That Improve Student Outcomes details the import...
Source: SharpBrains - September 27, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Technology Uncategorized academic readiness Activate Brain-Fitness brain-fitness-programs BrainFutures Cogmed-Working-Memory-Training cognitive-flexibility Cognitive-Training exe Source Type: blogs
23andMe Moving into Clinical Trial Recruitment, a Potential Source of New Income
I have been blogging about23andMe for about six years (see:Update on 23andMe; Time for a Review of FDA Definition of Medical Devices). During that time, I have seen the company evolve from the first major consumer genomics enterprise to a clinical laboratory authorized by the FDA to perform testing for ten diseases or conditions. These are the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) tests authorized by the FDA that provide information about an individual ’s genetic predisposition to certain medical diseases or conditions (see:FDA allows marketing of first direct-to-consumer tests that provide genetic risk information for ce...
Source: Lab Soft News - September 27, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Food and Drug Administration Genomic Testing Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Innovations Lab Industry Trends Lab Regulation Lab Standards Medical Consumerism Medical Research Pharmaceutical Industry Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Benefits of a Video Library Documenting Mental Health Issues
Today Gabe speaks with the president and CEO of PsychHub.com, Marjorie Morrison. Psych Hub is a partner of PsychCentral.com and has more than 100 free animated videos on a variety of mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention topics.
Join us as Marjorie explains how Psych Hub got started, what types of videos they have, how to find credible information in the internet age, and how for some, animated videos can be the best choice for an information source.
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Guest information for ‘Video Library Documenting Mental Health’ Podcast Episode
Marjorie Morrison is the president and CEO...
Source: World of Psychology - September 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: Disorders General Interview Mental Health and Wellness Podcast Psychiatry Psychology Self-Help Technology The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs
8 Nootropics to Stimulate Your Brain This Fall
You're reading 8 Nootropics to Stimulate Your Brain This Fall, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Nootropics is a term coined by Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea
to describe a class of drugs, supplements, and other synthetic and naturally
occurring compounds that improve cognitive function in our brains. They’re
often called “smart drugs,” as they can help us think faster and more
efficiently.
Although used by pretty much everyone, these nootropic supplements are especially
popular among younger and olde...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nadav Dakner Tags: featured health and fitness self improvement nootropics pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
CVS Health: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) apps may help you more than sleeping pills
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Sleep Therapy for the Masses May Be Coming to You Soon (The New York Times):
“CVS Health wants to help millions of American workers improve their sleep. So for the first time, the big pharmacy benefits manager is offering a purely digital therapy as a possible employee benefit.
The company is encouraging employers to cover the costs for their workers to use Sleepio, an Sleepio app featuring a cartoon therapist that delivers behavior modification lessons.
CVS Health’s push could help mainstream the nascent business of digital therapeutics, which markets apps to help treat conditions like schizophrenia and mul...
Source: SharpBrains - September 25, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Big Health cognitive-behavioral-therapy CVS Health digital therapeutics digital therapy mental health Novartis sleep sleep aid medications Sleepio Source Type: blogs
You Can Get Better at Remembering Names. Here ’s How.
You're reading You Can Get Better at Remembering Names. Here’s How., originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
By Dr. Antonio Rotondo
Let’s be honest. Who hasn’t forgotten
names at one point or another? Sometimes it can be embarrassing: You’re in a
meeting at work making introductions when the name of the person in the cubicle
across from you suddenly escapes you; or, as a candidate for the dream job
you’ve always wanted, you keep calling the chair of the search “Bob” when it’s
really “Stev...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Antonio Rotondo Tags: featured self improvement names Source Type: blogs
Behavioral Health as the Wellness Component Favored by Employers
It makes perfect sense to me that employers would be very enthusiastic aboutbehavioral health as a component of their corporate wellness programs. The term is defined in the following way (see:Defining Behavioral Health):Behavioral health is the scientific study of the emotions, behaviors and biology relating to a person ’s mental well-being, their ability to function in every day life and their concept of self.“Behavioral health” is the preferred term to “mental health.” A person struggling with his or her behavioral health may face stress, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, addiction, ADHD or le...
Source: Lab Soft News - September 19, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Delivery Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Innovations Medical Consumerism Population Health Preventive Medicine Public Health Telemedicine Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: September 14, 2019
Let’s dive into this week’s Psychology Around the Net for some perspective on how we decide to trust the news we trust, new research on a hormone we secrete when we’re panicked, a survey that shows happy people don’t just ignore the social issues around them, and more.
Substance Use in the Food Service Industry: The American Addiction Centers recently conducted a survey that sheds some light on substance use among workers in the food service industry, an industry that is often stereotyped for drug and alcohol use. Among some of the findings: 10% of workers report they work while under the influence...
Source: World of Psychology - September 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net Adhd food service Forgetfulness Happiness Hormones Inattention osteocalcin Pollyanna hypothesis sexism Social Issues Stress Substance Use women Source Type: blogs
May “industry review boards” contribute to the wider adoption of virtual and augmented reality for physical and mental health?
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Industry review boards are needed to protect VR user privacy (World Economic Forum blog):
“It seemed like a game when Riley first started the virtual reality (VR) maze … A month after playing the game, Riley was turned down for a new life-insurance policy. Given his excellent health, he couldn’t understand why. Several appeals later, the insurance company disclosed that Riley’s tracking data from the VR maze game revealed behavioral movement patterns often seen among people in the very early stages of dementia … This is a hypothetical situation, but the science of using movements tracked in VR to predi...
Source: SharpBrains - September 11, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology AR biometric Cognitive-tests dementia FDA institutional review boards insurance IRB movement patterns neurorehabilitation neurotechnologies Neurotechnology privacy virtual Source Type: blogs
5 Mental Health ‘To Dos’ Parents Need to Add to Their Back-To-School Checklist
As a parent of two, I live by a checklist during the back-to-school season. One, because I enjoy checking items off the list, and two, because I know in order to make my children feel secure in the new academic year I need to ensure they have the tools to prevail with confidence. To successfully do this, there are some key items not related to school supplies or bus routes that parents should consider including on their annual checklist.
If you are like me, every year you make sure your children get their “back to school sports physical.” This is a necessity and is probably at the top of your to-do list ̵...
Source: World of Psychology - September 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Keita Franklin, LCSW, PhD Tags: Bullying Children and Teens College Communication Parenting Students Success & Achievement Back To School Source Type: blogs
Driving for teens with ADHD: What parents need to know
For all parents, it’s a scary time when their teen starts to drive. For parents of teens with ADHD, it can be — and should be — even scarier.
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a condition that can cause problems with attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. These are not problems you want to have when you are driving.
What does research tell us about ADHD in teens and driving?
In a 2019 study published in Pediatrics, researchers looked at information about accidents, violations, and suspensions over the first four years of licensure for about 15,000 adolescent drivers. About 2,000 of these teens...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Brain and cognitive health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Trend: Pharma industry warming up to digital therapeutics
– Somryst app by Pear Therapeutics
Digital therapeutics have potential but commercial success unproven (Vantage):
“Developing drugs to treat disorders of the central nervous system is famously fraught with difficulty. Several companies, including Pear Therapeutics and Dthera, are taking a wildly different approach: digital therapeutics. These are pieces of software designed to treat disease that are regulated, prescribed and even paid for as if they were drugs … Pear is so far the only company to have brought a digital therapeutic to market – but it is by no means the only company in this space. Akili Interactive h...
Source: SharpBrains - August 22, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Akili Interactive AKL-T01 Click Therapeutics cognitive dysfunction digital therapeutics Dthera Pear Therapeutics Somryst Source Type: blogs
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Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - August 18, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: ADHD subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
You Can Do It! Defeating Mental Health Issues with Your Own Voice
You’ve heard thatyou are your best advocate, but are you giving yourself pep talks? Maybe you should be.For years, I have been an advocate for talking out loud to oneself as a way to organize one’s mind. I’ve casually blogged about it (as can be readhere), and there was one time I gave a tutorial of sorts on the subject over on healthyplace.com.[1] However, I have also been known to give myself advice as well as a pep talk, both here and in person, as a coping strategy for dealing withmy depression. I have found talking to myself to be an effective coping strategy forADHD&depression, despite people ar...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - August 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Depression Goodreads Source Type: blogs
