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The FDA granted marketing authorization for a digital cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to an industry press release.

The FDA cleared a new, small insulin pump for adults and children ged 6 years and older with diabetes, according to an industry press release.

WASHINGTON — An app allowing family members of ICU patients to virtually report care needs to ICU clinicians lowered the number of unmet needs, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

A smartphone app-assisted postoperative monitoring intervention improved quality of recovery after cancer surgery, according to results of a study conducted at University of Calgary.

Greater mobile phone use for making or receiving calls was associated with a higher risk for high blood pressure, particularly in those with a genetic risk for hypertension, recent data show.

An analysis of UK Biobank data show people who reported high weekly mobile phone use to make or receive calls were more likely to develop hypertension during follow-up, with greater risk for those at genetic risk for hypertension.

liberDi Ltd., a device company based in Israel, has received regulatory clearance from the FDA to market a new continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis machine, according to a press release.

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by telehealth and enhanced with a smartphone app helped adults with type 2 diabetes improve their HbA1c and diabetes distress, according to data from a pilot study.

CHICAGO — A “code blue button” to activate code teams via text message may expedite epinephrine administration and increase survival to discharge vs. code activation by overhead page or pager alerts, a speaker reported.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Use of a smartphone-based care platform after partial or total knee arthroplasty had similar 1-year clinical outcomes as standard of care and less health care resource utilization.