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Study Raises Concerns About Accuracy of Insulin Dosing Apps
The study, conducted by the Global eHealth Unit at the Imperial College London, has found that the majority of insulin dosing apps are unreliable and put patients at risk of getting incorrect doses of insulin. Does this demand an FDA oversight of the apps?
A recent study led by the Global eHealth Unit at the Imperial College London has found that the majority of insulin dosing apps are unreliable and put patients at risk of getting incorrect doses of insulin.
For patients on insulin, meal-time dosing of short-acting insulin is a challenging task. There are a lot of factors that go in to deciding how much insulin to administer—anticipated carbohydrate intake, premeal blood sugar, planned activities afterwards, and more. A simple calculator app to help out seems like a no-brainer. And there are a lot of apps out there that claim to do that.
Huckvale and colleagues found 46 insulin dose calculator apps in the app stores. When they evaluated these apps, they found some pretty concerning patterns.
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Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach
May 29th 2025Lindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
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For Better Cancer Outcomes, It’s All About Access
August 21st 2025New drugs aren't the only advances in oncology. Innovation includes collaboration between to remove barriers to remove barriers to care, according to experts who gathered for a session of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine in Arlington, Virginia.
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