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Health Apps as a Drug

Health Apps as a Drug

An article from the Economist

1 April 2018
This article from the Economist discusses how "health apps" are starting realize positive benefits when addressing behavioral health issues sucha s diabetes and substance.
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How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data

How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data

A New York Times Personal Tech series article by Brian X. Chen

31 May 2017
In this article written by Brian X. Chen from the New York Times he discusses some of the potential ways in which mobile apps that you download to your phone may be collecting and using your personal data in ways you...
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Ranked Health: Curated Health Apps & Devices

Ranked Health: Curated Health Apps & Devices

Health app rankings by clinicians, researchers, & patients

3 May 2016
From the Ranked Health website:  RANKED Health is a project run by the Hacking Medicine Institute (HMi), a non-profit organization spun out of MIT’s Hacking Medicine program. This project is designed to...
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Understanding Mobile Apps

Understanding Mobile Apps

Mobile App education from the Federal Trade Commission

8 April 2016
From the Federal Trade Commission website: If you have a smart phone or other mobile device, you probably use apps – to play games, get turn-by-turn directions, access news, books, weather, and more. Easy to...
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