Patient Education

Meditoons explains GI pathologies with simple animations, a must have app for physicians

3 days ago by
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Meditoons, a new app by Pearlswan Communications, features short and simple animations to help explain gastrointestinal diseases such as gallstones, appendicitis, and hemorrhoids

Why doctors should consider prescribing the iPhone iBGStar Blood Glucose peripheral

5 days ago by
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Disclaimer: I have no relevant conflict of interest relationships to disclosure, and have no affiliation with the makers of iBGStar.  Recently making it’s debut into the online Apple Store is the much hyped and anticipated iBGStar Blood Glucose monitoring system by Sanofi US. Although the peripheral device had gained clearance by European regulators more than a year ago, only at the end of last year did the glucose monitor receive FDA 510(k) clearance. The peripheral device connects to your iPhone [Read more]

Medical app uses augmented reality and camera phone to detect skin cancer

11 days ago by
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DoctorMole represents a fantastic step forward for telemedicine and teledermatology. Whilst this app is no substitute for professional medical advice, it is a great example of how mobile technology can positively impact community healthcare and preventative medicine. Perhaps the only drawback to this app is that there was no way to share the results/photos taken with the app with your family physician which would surely enhance the doctor-patient relationship.

ecancer app for iPhone is a poor implementation of official website

13 days ago by
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The ecancer app has current information but lacks functionality and content of full website.

American Medical Association misses an opportunity with their weight loss app

Apr 30, 2012 by
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Review of the Weigh What Matters app by the American Medical Association, a patient-centric app.american medical association,

Eye Handbook app is a jam packed resource designed for ophthalmologists

Apr 27, 2012 by
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An app review of Eye Handbook, a comprehensive app geared towards ophthalmologists.

Three free healthcare apps physicians should prescribe to their patients

Apr 25, 2012 by
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Editors note: The following article was a guest post by iMedicalApps Editor-in-Chief Iltifat Husain that was featured on TechCrunch. The iMedicalApps team is in the midst of a new initiative to analyze and write on patient centric apps, and this article is a preview of whats to come.   The significant adoption of smartphones among physicians has not only led to an explosion of medical apps aimed at healthcare providers, but it has also cultivated an emerging trend of health [Read more]

Pocket Brain, your next must have app in the Pocket Anatomy series

Apr 10, 2012 by
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Pocket Brain part of the Pocket Anatomy series from award winning developers eMedia Interactive. Is a fully searchable interactive 3D atlas of the human brain, with 8 layers of neuroanatomy, clinical cases, cross sections and nerve pathways allows the busy medical and nursing student or allied health care professional to visualise the human brain.

My Health Checklist 2012 app contains evidence based preventative health advice for patients

Apr 04, 2012 by
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Review of the My Health Checklist 2012 App from Proven Health Ways, Inc.

Skeletal System Pro III app develops anatomical understanding through strong visuals

Feb 16, 2012 by
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Overall Skeletal System Pro III is a great app for understanding and learning the skeletal system visually. Despite the lack of formal muscle system integration, this still contains a wealth of information which the average medical student will find intrinsically useful

DrawMD is a great tool to help surgeons visually explain procedures

Feb 10, 2012 by
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A useful app for surgeons which provide another option for communication during consultations, or for medical education purposes.

AMA weight loss app links patients and physicians to achieve healthy goals

Feb 08, 2012 by
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The AMA released a free app called Weigh What Matters that encourages users and their physicians to establish goals for a healthy lifestyle.