Episode 10. The Digital Society

Public Health Behind the Scenes

Nov 23, 201624:55Science & Medicine

Healthcare in the US is becoming increasingly digitized. Mobile health or mHealth is a rapidly expanding area, where cell phone apps and wireless devices with sensors collect a person's health data. Hospitals are moving...

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