FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing masks walk in front of shuttered buildings as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half of all Americans either do not own smartphones or would not use apps… Read More »
At the dawn of online casinos, gambling was a spare-time affair. Accessible only through a desktop computer, players were strictly tied to a specific place and time. The limitations were many and only the introduction of smartphones changed the scenario. Now people could browse the internet for casino app from anywhere they might be and… Read More »
The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient digital platforms. However, members of Congress are worried that this electronic data is vulnerable. “When a veteran downloads an app from the VA’s app store, how much personal information does… Read More »
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is never easy. One week we can be as healthy as possible, but all it takes is one cheat meal to set a domino effect that can take days if not weeks to come back from. That being said, we are constantly tempted to eat unhealthy food options throughout our day,… Read More »
Flo and Clue, two popular period-tracking apps, recently introduced health tools that evaluate a woman’s risk for the hormonal imbalance known as polycystic ovary syndrome. In September alone, more than 636,000 women completed the Flo health assessments, said the app’s developer, Flo Health. The app then recommended that 240,000 of those women, or about 38… Read More »
We’ve come a long way. Prior to the 1980s, most new mothers had never heard of postpartum depression. Over the last few decades we have made considerable progress in educating women about their risk for psychiatric illness during this vulnerable time, and women now have a much more sophisticated understanding of depression as a real,… Read More »