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Government apps tackle alcohol abuse

November 28, 2013
Medical Communications alcohol, apps, howe, obesity

The winners of a £2 million government competition to produce apps which will help combat alcohol abuse and weight gain …

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FDA: we won’t regulate most apps

September 24, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, apps, iphone

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Charity launches ‘Diabetes App Challenge’

August 21, 2012
Medical Communications apps, diabetes, digital

Diabetes UK has launched its Diabetes App Challenge for younger insulin dependent patients. The Diabetes App Challenge wants people with …

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Apps not the way forward for trial recruitment

June 28, 2012
Medical Communications Pfizer, apps, digital, virtual trial

After Pfizer admitted defeat in the first ever ‘virtual trial’ earlier this year, it seems that we are not yet …

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Mobile monitoring of asthma ‘no better’ than traditional methods

March 26, 2012
Medical Communications BMJ, Mobile monitoring, apps, asthma, smartphone

Mobile phone monitoring of asthma is ‘more expensive and no better than paper monitoring’, says new research.  Findings published in …

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Maps and apps: video interviews with healthcare professionals

March 14, 2012
Medical Communications Digital Blog, apps

Last month the Department of Health released ideas for new apps aimed at patients and doctors. Below are some video …

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GPs to ‘prescribe’ apps for patients

February 22, 2012
Medical Communications GPs, Lansley, NHS, apps

Family doctors in England could soon be asked to ‘prescribe’ apps to patients to help them manage their medical conditions. …

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Pfizer's Les Meningo – Smash Pursuit iPhone app

Digital Pharma: Pfizer, J&J and Merck withdraw iPhone apps

January 7, 2011
Medical Communications Android, Blackberry, Digital Pharma blog, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, apps, ipad, iphone

Big pharma companies have pulled a number of apps from the iTunes store, but it’s not a sign the industry …

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Digital Pharma: First big pharma Android apps launched

January 4, 2011
Medical Communications Android, Digital Pharma blog, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, apps, ipad, iphone

Big pharma’s smartphone marketing is starting to look beyond Apple’s attention-grabbing iPhone as companies produce the first apps for its …

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Digital Pharma: AZ launches its first UK iPhone app

December 8, 2010
Medical Communications Apple, AstraZeneca, Digital Pharma blog, apps, ipad, iphone

AstraZeneca has launched an iPhone app to provide UK healthcare professionals with information on genetic tests for lung cancer. The …

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