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    The teen health van parks at continuation high schools and other places frequented by adolescents in Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties. Inside, patients are seen in two exam rooms and a nursing station.
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    Teen Health Van Delivers More Than Medical Care To Homeless Youth

    Feb 17, 2016
    The number of homeless Californians under age 24 keeps rising, and many aren't getting the physical and mental health care they need, teen advocates say. Mobile clinics are trying to fill the gaps.
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    Texting gentle reminders on heart-healthy habits helped people make real changes.
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    Text Reminders Help People Lower Cholesterol, Blood Pressure

    Sep 22, 2015
    Plain old text messages — you know, the ones you don't need a smartphone to receive — helped people with heart disease make changes like smoking less and exercising more.
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    Text messages helped remind diabetes patients to check their blood sugar and report in.
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    Texting Helps Diabetes Patients Fine-Tune Insulin Dosing

    Aug 26, 2015
    Many low-income patients can't make multiple visits to the doctor, which is a problem if you're a diabetic trying to get insulin dosing just right. A text-based system made remote reports possible.
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    ResearchKit, presented by Apple's Jeff Williams in March, enables app creation to aid medical research.
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    The Promise And Potential Pitfalls Of Apple's ResearchKit

    May 03, 2015
    Apple's new mobile software platform is designed to help collect data for medical research, but concerns have been raised about privacy and informed consent.
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    Visitors check out wireless blood pressure monitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Los Angeles.
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    Imagining A Future When The Doctor's Office Is In Your Home

    Jan 14, 2015
    You can now monitor your heart rhythm with your cellphone. Dr. Eric Topol imagines a day when patients will be doing a lot more of their own medical testing, with doctors as advisers.
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