Connected Health Conference has drawn to a close, and there was no shortage of launches, deals and insights from healthcare and technology companies big and small. As such, MobiHealthNews has compiled a collection of odds and ends we heard during this year’s three-day show. Aetna’s mobile strategy learns from its past Aetna looked to be… Read More: Aetna's new app, telehealth debate, and more news and views… »
Mucus protects our body by trapping bacteria and particles. The color and texture of your mucus can give clues about your overall health. 1. If your mucus is gray or black… …you likely inhaled dark-colored particles, like smoke from a fire or heavy exhaust. Regular smokers can also blow out darker mucus because of the… Read More: 8 things your mucus says about your health »
This summer, people aren’t just slathering aloe vera on their sun-scorched skin. They’re chugging it in hopes of losing weight, too. Aloe juice or aloe water—which can be found at health food stores—isn’t as goopy or neon green as the stuff from the pharmacy, but it’s marketed as being equally magical. Proponents claim that drinking aloe… Read More: Can Sipping Aloe Juice Really Help You Lose Weight? »
The future of healthcare is not about being sick, Prof. Dr. Koen Kas believes. Having spent many years in life sciences in both research and as an entrepreneur, Koen now knows that getting and staying healthy isn’t about just developing medicines and med-tech: optimally, health requires a tincture of delight, Koen advises in his breakthrough,… Read More: Koen Kas, the Gardener of Health Tech Delights »