Researchers launch first real-time study to measure efficacy of fertility app

In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center’s Institute for Reproductive Health announced today the launch of a year-long study to measure the efficacy of a new app, Dot, for avoiding unintended pregnancy as compared to efficacy rates of other family planning methods. The Dot app, available on iPhone and Android devices, is owned by Cycle Technologies.

What’s next for the obamacare insurance exchanges?

Americans who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces could have fewer health plan choices and face new enrollment hurdles and cost pressures in 2018, health policy analysts say. Lacking clarity on the future of the ACA, also known as Obamacare, several large insurers say they are weighing their options for 2018.