Apps

Health Tracking Apps

Apps track vital health stats for millions of people, but doctors aren't using the data

Getting paid to pick up litter in Philadelphia: There's an app for that

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New augmented reality app offers tours of Philly's art museum area

OverTime Philly tour app

Children's Health

Penn State researchers identifying children most prone to screen overuse

Screen time for kids

Fitness trackers get users to walk an extra mile every day, study shows

steps health benefits

Christmas lights app by Delco resident offers pandemic-safe entertainment

holiday lights app kane

Top apps of 2020 include quarantine necessities like sleep aids, at home workouts

app of year 2020

Teenagers can now download Pa.'s COVID-19 contact tracing app

COVID Alert PA app

New wellness app, VetTriage, aims to boost veterans' health through resiliency

Veterans Wellness App

New Jersey's COVID-19 contact tracing app now available to download

COVID Alert NJ app

Philly to launch maps app that tracks trash, recycling collection

Philly trash app

Pennsylvania's new coronavirus contact tracing app now available

pennsylvania COVID-19 app

A phone app may effectively treat bulimia and binge eating disorders

Eating Disorder Phone App

Pennsylvania plans to launch Irish-made COVID-19 contact tracing app next month

Pennsylvania App COVID

Amazon Fire users can get Food Network Kitchen app free for one year

Amazon Fire Food Network

Hinge launches 'Date From Home' feature

Hinge launches 'Date From Home' feature

Fitness apps to use at home during the coronavirus pandemic

Fitness apps to use at home during the coronavirus pandemic

New Yorker describes Waze trip from hell on way to Borgata casino

Waze Borgata gps glitch

Waze app instead sending Borgata casino visitors to New Jersey woods, police say

Waze Borgata

IBX members can book discounted fitness classes through new app

OpenTable diners vote 6 Philly restaurants among top 100 in U.S.

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Apple launches new 'Apple Research' app, allowing you to sign up for its newest health studies

Apple research health app

Birth control delivery apps are generally safe and efficient, study finds

Birth Control Pills Delivery Services

Fox launches new FOX Bet app in Pennsylvania, just in time to bet on NFL games

FOX Bet sports betting app

Children's Health

Weight Watchers launches controversial app to help kids lose weight

ww weight loss app kids teens

Eagles' DeSean Jackson posts world's best FaceApp old man photo

7-Eleven now making deliveries to public places in Philadelphia

Carroll - 7-Eleven Convenience Store

Drexel grad just launched a low-cost online therapy tool

rethink online therapy

A helpful tip for protecting personal information in health apps

protecting health data

Children's Health

A smartphone app was just created for diagnosing kids' ear infections

app detects kids' ear infection

Health Insurance

How to take your medical history into your own hands

medical records history

N.J. authorities arrest police officer, high school teacher, more accused of luring minors

common places for germs

Most mental health apps lack any sort of scientific validation

mental health apps lack science

Mobile Passport Control debuts for travelers at Philadelphia International Airport

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia International Airport

Study: Personal health app data is being leaked to credit companies, more

Spin offering perks to Bumble users in March

Carroll - SPiN Philadelphia

This new app will take the guesswork out of grocery shopping for food allergy sufferers

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You can finally delete messages on the Facebook Messenger app

These treadmill apps will make boring indoor runs a bit more fun

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Chris Hemsworth to launch health and fitness app

Having trouble concentrating? A new app can help fix that

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Slack changed its logo to a new, squishy thing, and the internet weighed in

5 helpful smartphone apps for migraine sufferers

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