Can wearables predict our fitness status?
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is the term used to reflect the physical activity status of an individual. It is used to assess the relationship between...
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Digital medicine and racial equity: how to bridge the gap?
Despite the significant societal advances, racism remains a key barrier to equity in healthcare. Continuously emerging data demonstrate that structural and systemic discrimination significantly affect...
Social Media & Public Health: Friends or Foes?
Social media (SoMe) is gradually ingrained into our lifestyle. More than 70% of adults spent on average 2 hours in at least one of the SoMe platforms. Vast amount of information and data closely linked to our life are...
Christmas Wishes from HealThink
As we are approaching the holiday season, an opportunity arises to bring out the best in ourselves and move forward with kindness, love, and a sense of renewal. In this spirit, we ‘d like to share our warmest wishes for the Christmas holidays and the New Year.
Are Nonclinical factors important for the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) processes? If yes, for who?
Traditionally, value assessment of new medicines and technology products is mostly based on the benefits and impact that these bring in terms of clinical efficacy, safety, and costs. However, there is an emerging discussion...
FAIR4RS Principles: Should be only limited to Research Software?
“Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.” P. Drucker. How we could be more efficient and effective when it comes to research software? The RDA/FORCE11/ReSA FAIR Principles...
European Medicine Regulation and Artificial Intelligence: Drug innovation in perspective
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools promise significant benefits in various fields and aspects of human lives. Innovative development and more efficient use of medicinal products is a promising field for the...
Telehealth in the management of CVD: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain a major challenge as it remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the key role of telehealth in healthcare. A recently published...
Wearables and Equity
Wearable devices and especially smartwatches are an emerging digital tool for daily health monitoring, adding information for healthcare decisions. However...
Age is just a number in the digital age
Age is one of the conflicting issues in the era of digitized healthcare. Specifically, access to digital tools, such as mhealth apps, wearables and other IoT devices may be limited for...