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Researchers noted transmissions of specific sensitive data, such as a user’s drug list, that could de-identify the user and be repurposed for commercial uses.

The free game evokes inflamed organs, tar-filled pits and other jarring imagery to drive home its metaphor for smoking's side effects.

HIMSS Media's information brands Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News, MobiHealthNews and HIMSS TV are diving into one of the most pressing issues facing healthcare today – baby boomers and their swelling demands on our system. We'll look at the challenges, opportunities, emerging technologies, and other tactics hospitals, health systems and payers are deploying to manage the needs of the aging-population wave.

Each new offering was designed to support consumers and members managing chronic disease, CEO Stephanie Tilenius said.

Among more than 400,000 participants who enrolled in the study, only 0.5 percent ever received an atrial fibrillation alert from the app.

This deal marks the first commercial agreement for Concepta Diagnostics' myLotus system. 

The breathing disturbance monitoring features are now available to all Withings Sleep owners.

The new app, called Question Builder, lets consumers input their health information and then brings up potential questions for them to ask their doctors. 

The $79 to $129-a-month subscription service provides digital accountability for people in recovery.

The tool considers vascular changes and individual risk data to make its predictions.