Top-rated health apps not always best for managing health


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 20 Dec 2016

Health application touchscreen interface for improving fitness through personal healthcare

Some of the top-rated health apps aimed at people with chronic medical problems don’t do a very good job of actually helping to manage those conditions, a recent study suggests. 

Doctors reviewed 137 of the most highly rated or commonly recommended apps available for Apple’s iPhone and handsets running Google’s Android software that target people with high health costs or substantial medical needs. Often, though, the doctors gave these popular apps poor marks. 

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