Most commentators are suggesting mHealth is in for another successful year in 2017. Here are some of the highlights!
Medical Apps are Snake Oil
James Madara, MD, the CEO of the American Medical Association, recently lambasted the mHealth industry in HealthData Management, saying this modern day “snake oil” was contributing to a “digital dystopia”. Strong words, which are likely to have upset a few key players in the much hyped mHealth sector; but as the CEO of a medical…
Edinburgh technology entrepreneur builds global business by smartphone
Mark Williamson Group Business Correspondent Monday 20 April 2015 IN this week’s SME Focus we hear from an entrepreneur who found the smartphone revolution created fantastic opportunities for the technology business he runs. Name: Dr Neil Polwart. Age: 37. What is your business called? Novarum DX. Where is it based? Edinburgh. What does it…
Novarum DX to Demo Smartphone Based Ebola Detection at Mobile World Congress
February 2015, Edinburgh, Scotland – Novarum DX, the world’s leading mobile point of care technology company, specialising in creating smartphone apps for reading and sharing diagnostic test results, has announced it will demo a newly created app which reads a rapid, point of care Ebola test. Novarum DX is well known within the mHealth marketplace…
The Demise of Google Glass
The announcement of Google Glass’ demise is no great surprise to those who have been following the media buzz around the technology in recent months. Glass was really impressive, but had a number of significant barriers to widespread adoption. The most widely lauded was that it just looked plain odd. Its short battery life didn’t…