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A new Facebook application, developed in a Tel Aviv University (TAU) lab, is poised to serve as a better indicator of how infections spread among populations.

Hospital patients aren't always confined to their beds - nor are those beds always in the same place. To ensure those patients are always being monitored, Royal Philips Electronics has developed a wearable device designed to transmit real-time data to clinicians.

Social media and online networking could provide a novel way to recruit patients with rare diseases for clinical studies, according to a new study by the Mayo Clinic.The study demonstrates how tools such as these aided in the recruitment of patients with a rare heart condition called spontaneous coronary artery dissection, also known as SCAD.

The global telemedicine market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19 percent, driven mainly by growth opportunities in Europe, according to a recent report by Technavio, specialists in emerging technologies market research. The report covers the Americas as well as the EMEA and APAC regions.