Mapmyhealth ® News

May 31, 2015

Obesity can kill

Obesity can kill. We should show solidarity & understanding for its victims but should not learn to love it. http://tinyurl.com/pr5ubk8
April 16, 2015

Prevent diabetes, prevent dementia…

Adults with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing dementia, especially if they have both conditions, a new study suggests. http://tinyurl.com/qbwgp3t
April 16, 2015

Rapid recruitment in Study MMD103

Patients now recruited into both rural and urban arms of Study MMD103, to explore the use of Mapmydiabetes in patients in diverse geographical settings and ethnic […]
March 23, 2015

Structured education is the only “long-term answer” to diabetes

Structured education is the only “long-term answer” available to the NHS in meeting the challenge posed by the increase in prevalence of Type 2 diabetes Self-care […]
March 4, 2015

First patient, first visit for Study MMD103

Exploring the use of Mapmydiabetes in patients in diverse geographical settings and ethnic backgrounds, Study MMD103 recruited it’s first patient today in Blackburn
January 22, 2015

Mapmydiabetes in the Press

Mapmyhealth are featured this morning in The Times Business Insight Supplement, receiving the Bionow Technical Service Award from Liz Mear of the North West Coast AHSN. […]
January 15, 2015

Empowering millions of patients in the NHS

“I believe that by embracing rapidly emerging mobile and health care we can empower millions of patients to own their own care and transform the way […]
January 14, 2015

Poor diabetes care in England is leading to avoidable deaths, record rates of complications and huge

The annual UK snapshot says there has been very little overall improvement in diabetes provision in the past year and that some aspects of care have […]
December 10, 2014

Mapmydiabetes in the Press this morning

“Mapmydiabetes, an innovative project to enable patients to manage their diabetes using technology has won an award”. http://tinyurl.com/lfqvs85
December 3, 2014

Good news for Mediterranean diet aficianados

Following a Mediterranean diet might be a recipe for a long life because it appears to keep people genetically younger, say US researchers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30296425
November 28, 2014

Mapmydiabetes named as Technical Service of the Year 2014 by Bionow

Mapmydiabetes was last night named as Technical Service of the Year 2014 at the prestigious Bionow Awards evening. This highlight of the biomedical calendar, was sponsored […]
November 9, 2014

Specific, and effective measures adopted to tackle obesity in Scandinavia

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29755469
November 7, 2014

A clinical study of just one person? 7th November 2014

The n-of-1 clinical trial: the ultimate strategy for individualising medicine http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118090/pdf/nihms297482.pdf
October 22, 2014

First steps into Europe for Mapmydiabetes

Mapmydiabetes showcased in the Consortium for Assistive Solutions Adoption (CASA) good practices guide http://www.casa-europe.eu/casa/
October 13, 2014

The journey to delivering Mapmydiabetes to Hong Kong has begun

Mapmyhealth is delighted to announce the initiation of plans to offer Mapmydiabetes to patients in Hong Kong
October 11, 2014

Mapmyhealth announce the initiation of a new clinical study in the North West

Study MMD103 will investigate the effect of the use of Mapmydiabetes in patients in rural and urban settings in Blackburn and Cumbria
October 9, 2014

Making people better through online support

Everyone in England will have access to GP services seven days a week by 2020, Prime Minister David Cameron has promised as he unveiled a further […]
September 23, 2014

NHS England TEC strategy update

The NHS ambition is to create the right commissioning environment that supports and encourages the innovative use of technology to improve health outcomes http://www.mapmyhealth.co.uk/uploads/files/140922_TECS_Stakeholder_Forum_Keogh_Letter.pdf
September 16, 2014

Announcing the availability of Mapmydiabetes in Oxfordshire

Mapmyhealth are delighted to announce the deployment of Mapmydiabetes for NHS patients with type 2 diabetes in Oxfordshire
August 17, 2014

Mapmydiabetes is now in NHS use in the South of England 17th August 2014

Mapmydiabetes deployment into Primary Care in the South of England starts today!
August 13, 2014

Mapmyhealth announce the start-up of a new clinical study in Kent

Mapmyhealth are initiating a new clinical study (MMD102) in eating and weight loss, in Kent
May 16, 2014

Are you a patient with type 2 diabetes?

Would you like to help in running a national study in type 2 diabetes? Please let us know by email, or using the contact details in […]
March 2, 2014

Excellence in Diabetes, Qatar 2014

Dr Jonathan Rachman of Mapmyhealth presents at the Excellence in Diabetes conference in Qatar http://www.excellence-in-diabetes.eu/en
February 10, 2014

A public health disaster

“We are in the middle of an unfolding public health disaster that demands urgent action” – Baroness Young, Chief Executive of Diabetes UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26116470
January 5, 2014

Regional Innovation Fund Grant II

Mapmyhealth has been awarded a second Regional Innovation Fund award to further our efforts of deploying into groups of high-need patients
December 29, 2013

Regional Innovation Fund

Mapmyhealth has secured Regional Innovation Funds to support advanced Mapmydiabetes weight-loss research
December 2, 2013

Missed targets in diabetes

Only one in five people with diabetes in England and Wales are meeting targets for keeping their condition under control, a charity warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21967936
November 14, 2013

World Diabetes Day

Join us in raising awareness of diabetes http://www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday
October 30, 2013

Clinical Study Results

The final data from the first Clinical Study of Mapmydiabetes (MMD101) are available today. The results support the move to large scale clinical evaluation of Mapmydiabetes […]
September 18, 2013

Clinical Feasibility Study Update

Study MMD101 in 27 patients with type 2 diabetes in Primary Care completed today. Data analysis is underway.
April 28, 2016

The Digital Diabetes Coach is underway!

The Diabetes Digital Coach programme is led by the West of England Academic Health Science Network, with a range of technology & evaluation partners. It will […]
April 11, 2016

Mapmydiabetes honoured as a finalist in the SIIA CODiE Awards

Mapmydiabetes was announced today as a finalist for the 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards in the Mobile Healthcare Application category. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier […]
April 6, 2016

Diabetes rates quadruple since 1980

The world is facing an “unrelenting march” of diabetes which now affects nearly one-in-11 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35959554
March 11, 2016

Diabetes UK Bright Ideas features Mapmydiabetes

In 2015, South Worcestershire, Wyre Forest and Redditch and Bromsgrove CCGs worked together to develop a new menu of education options for people with Type 2 […]