About mHealth Alliance
Independent reporting on health research, policy, public health and digital care.
mHealth Alliance is an independent health news publication. We report on new research, public health developments, government and regulatory decisions, and the technology that is changing how care is delivered, from wearables and telehealth to artificial intelligence in the clinic.
What we publish
Short, sourced news stories. Each one explains what happened, how we know, and why it matters, and ends with a list of the papers, agencies and announcements it draws on. We state study designs and sample sizes, we say when a result is preliminary or not yet peer reviewed, and we keep opinion out of the news.
Our sections
- Digital Health: apps, wearables, telehealth, AI in medicine, and the rules that govern them.
- Research: new studies and trials, explained with their limits.
- Public Health: outbreaks, vaccination, drug resistance and the systems that respond.
- Policy: what governments and regulators decide, and what it changes.
- Nutrition: diet, supplements and metabolic health, with the evidence weighed.
- Mental Health: depression, anxiety, trauma, and the treatments and services around them.
The name
From 2009 to 2014 the mHealth Alliance was a partnership hosted by the United Nations Foundation that promoted mobile technology for health in low- and middle-income countries. This site is an independent publication and is not affiliated with the United Nations Foundation or the original alliance. We keep the name, and its focus on how technology can improve health, as the thread that runs through our coverage.
Contact
Tips, corrections and questions: use the contact page. Our standards are set out in the editorial policy.