Medical Xpress March 4, 2022
Are you managing a chronic health problem, be it obesity or diabetes or heart disease or asthma?
There’s likely an app for that.
Health apps are becoming more and more sophisticated, offering smartphone users help in dealing with chronic ailments, said Dr. David Bates, chief of internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and an internationally renowned expert in patient safety and health care technology.
“It varies quite a lot by app, but some of the apps have been demonstrated to result in benefits,” Bates said during a HealthDay Now interview. “Some of the weight loss apps really do help people lose weight. Similarly, some of the diabetes apps can help you control your [blood] sugar more effectively.”
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