Publications by authors named "Molly Eckman"
Article Synopsis
- mHealth shows promise for improving global health but many projects fail to expand beyond pilot programs due to a lack of customer-focused design.
- Effective engagement and value communication are crucial for developing mHealth initiatives into self-sustaining enterprises.
- The review of 234 mHealth projects identifies nine value propositions and analyzes 42 successful ventures, offering insights into overcoming challenges and achieving lasting impact in healthcare.
Leveraging design thinking to build sustainable mobile health systems.
J Med Eng Technol
January 2018
Mobile health, or mHealth, technology has the potential to improve health care access in the developing world. However, the majority of mHealth projects do not expand beyond the pilot stage. A core reason why is because they do not account for the individual needs and wants of those involved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Exposure to perinatal infection is associated with the multiple morbidities complicating preterm birth. How a relatively immature innate immune response contributes to this is unknown.
Objective: We sought to determine if the perinatal innate immune response to endotoxemia induces a unique pattern of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression via an NFκB-dependent mechanism.
Article Synopsis
- The lack of access to healthcare in developing countries has led to the implementation of Community Health Worker (CHW) programs, which often lack necessary tools for effective disease screening.
- Handgrip strength (HGS) measurements emerge as a simple and cost-effective method to screen for conditions associated with muscle weakness, such as diabetes.
- The study introduced a predictive model combining HGS, age, blood pressure, and BMI to assess the likelihood of diabetes, highlighting HGS as a valuable screening tool for early detection.