Brittany Chan

How Twitter has helped me become a better doctor

Feb 27, 2013 by
Commentary Featured
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Examples of how Twitter has helped me become a better doctor and enriched my personal and professional life.

Medical students can learn lab values on their phones with new app by TTUHSC Amarillo

Feb 22, 2013 by
App Review
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This is an app review of Lab Guide, a lab values educational app developed by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo.

Pediatric Tracheostomy app helps kids and parents understand life with a trach

Feb 21, 2013 by
App Review
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This is a fantastic app for doctors to recommend to families with children who have trachs, or older children and teens who want to learn more about their trach. It is simple, written in clear language, easy to understand, and its use of multimedia boosts users’ understanding.

Next mHealth tweet chat to focus on self-monitoring devices, Wednesday, January 30

Jan 26, 2013 by
mHealth News
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It’s just a few weeks into the new year – have you been keeping up with your new year’s resolution to stay fit and get healthy? Our mHealth tweet chats will be back starting next Wednesday, January 30 at 9pm ET, with an exciting chat about self-tracking fitness apps and devices. Healthcare professionals can increasingly expect to see these devices being used by their patients – how will they fit in to your practice? We’ve talked about a number of [Read more]

Wireless baby socks created to prevent SIDS are actually not recommended by the AAP

Dec 17, 2012 by
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A group of students at BYU have created wireless baby socks that monitor vital signs.

Discussing Android, iOS, and other operating systems on Twitter

Dec 07, 2012 by
mHealth News
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Archive from the December 5, 2012 tweet chat on mobile operating systems.

PalmPEDi app aids physicians in managing pediatric emergencies

Dec 03, 2012 by
App Review
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PalmPEDi app serves as a medical reference for physicians managing pediatric emergencies.

Actress Marlee Matlin brings sign language lessons to your phone with Marlee Signs app

Nov 30, 2012 by
App Review Featured
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Academy-award winning deaf actress Marlee Matlin teaches you language with her new American Sign Language app, Marlee Signs.

Mobile apps aid people with colorblindness, gene therapy may soon offer cure

Nov 12, 2012 by
News
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Several apps are available to aid people with colorblindness, & researchers from the University of Washington may be nearing a cure using gene therapy.

Discussing health data ownership and analysis with Open mHealth on Twitter

Nov 08, 2012 by
mHealth News
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Archive for mHealth tweetchat on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 with Open mHealth.

Kidometer app brings normal age-specific reference values to the fingertips of pediatricians

Nov 07, 2012 by
App Review

This is an app review of Kidometer, which contains normal vital signs, lab values, and more for pediatricians.

Special mHealth tweet chat with Open mHealth this Wednesday, November 7

Nov 05, 2012 by
mHealth News

This Wednesday, November 7 at 9pm ET iMedicalApps will be hosting a special tweet chat with Michael Varallo of Open mHealth.