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The apps will improve self-care, adherence to therapy and long-term outcomes in this common, chronic condition, its developers say. The app for healthcare professionals will be one of the first such m-health apps to be CE-approved

Health insurers and pharma companies are striking pay-for-results deals under which rebates are offered if a drug does not perform as well in the real world as in clinical trials

Digital health start-up VitalSignum is on track to launch Beat2Phone, a small mobile device that detects arrhythmia by measuring the patient’s ECG, with the first production batch due to be on the market early next month.

Clinical trials are fundamental to the development of new treatments for cancer, but annual accrual to studies worldwide is low, at an estimated at three to five percent.