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The Lighthouse Guild has opened its Technology Center in New York City, offering access to the latest assistive devices and technology for people with visual impairments.

Strong magnets in newer portable electronic devices like the Apple AirPods Pro charging case or Microsoft Surface Pen can interfere with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, researchers reported.

The FDA has approved the first smartphone application capable of initiating insulin delivery for insulin pump wearers, according to a company press release.

A study carried out at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London investigated enablers and barriers of engagement with app-based home monitoring of vision in patients with retinal diseases.

Automated speech analysis using a smartphone app may be able to detect pulmonary fluid overload in adult patients hospitalized with acute decompensated HF, according to research published in JACC: Heart Failure.

A smartphone application may help clinicians detect concussion biomarkers, according to study results published in Life.

A hypertension self-management program using a digital app was associated with BP reductions at 1 year, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Diabetes apps as part of a technology-enabled practice can help people with diabetes achieve positive clinical outcomes and improve quality of life; however, there are no-one-size-fits all recommendations and not all apps add value.

New research revealed that an algorithm for anemia detection using smartphone photos performed with 72.6% accuracy. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

A digital data-driven approach was able to predict depression and allow for personalized treatment, according to study results published in Translational Psychiatry.