HopkinsPD Smartphone App Helps Doctors Track Severity Of Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

Johns Hopkins University recently developed a new smartphone app that helps clinical professionals to track the severity of Parkinson’s disease symptoms. The app seeks to make Parkinson’s symptom tracking an easier task, as symptoms can shift significantly over short periods of time.

The new app—HopkinsPD—will use smartphone sensors to generate a score that reflects the severity of symptoms in people with Parkinson’s. A recent study published by JAMA Neurology demonstrated that the readings generated by the app were similar to those given by neurologists. The app will also save individuals time by preventing them from . . .