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Instead of taking their temperatures manually, users can sync data from the Oura Ring to help determine fertility.

A report by the U.K.-based Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps found 84% of 25 apps shared data outside of the developer's system.

Ramakant Vempati, Wysa cofounder and president, discusses how the startup tests its AI-backed chatbot to monitor safety and quality.

In a look ahead to the HIMSS Asia-Pacific Conference, happening in Bali on 27 - 28 September, 2022, stakeholders talked to HIMSS about digital transformation's promises for delivering improved care.

The women's health company announced it had acquired fertility startup Ava AG last week.

"We think healthcare is high on the list of experiences that need reinvention," Neil Lindsay, SVP of Amazon Health Services, said in a statement.

Patient-driven consent-management tools and granular data segmentation need to be balanced for health equity, patient privacy and interoperability, according to Cambridge Health Alliance's chief medical information officer, Hannah Galvin, MD.

Bicycle Health CEO Ankit Gupta and Medical Director Dr. Brian Clear discuss the treatment landscape for patients with opioid use disorder.

Researchers found three themes in their review of studies on wearables: the role of providers and potential benefits to care, driving behavior change and barriers to use.

Steve Gilbert, a consultant in serious mental illness living experience and an anti-racism advisor, advises stakeholders to demonstrate "amazing leadership and be incredibly brave," to reduce health inequities for discriminated groups.