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Know the Science: Finding Health Information on Mobile Health Apps

KTS Introduction

Introduction

A 2021 report estimated there are more than 350,000 mobile apps (a software program you access using your smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device) that provide health information. In 2023, nearly two-thirds (63.4 percent) of U.S. adults had used a mobile health (mHealth) app in the past year.