Iltifat Husain, MD

First heart rate monitor to utilize new bluetooth technology and iPhone sync hits the market

Jan 02, 2012 by
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Wahoo Fitness announced that their new product, BlueHR, a bluetooth 4,0 heart rate monitor that wirelessly transmits data to a smartphone,will work on the iPhone 4S

Apple’s top five iPhone & iPad medical apps of 2011

Dec 31, 2011 by
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Discussion over the top 5 top medical apps of 2011 named by Apple’s editorial staff, with a description of each and links to iTunes

iMedicalApps launches forum for mobile medical community, giving away free apps

Dec 20, 2011 by
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iMedicalApps has launched a new forum for the mobile medical community — a place for physicians, medical students, and other professionals

Exclusive: Mobisante bringing their smartphone ultrasound probe to Android phones

Nov 14, 2011 by
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In a conversation with Mobisante’s CEO, Sailesh Chutani, we find out that Mobisante is working on bringing their ultrasound probe to Android.

Steve Jobs felt iCloud had potential to store personal medical data

Nov 03, 2011 by
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In the Steve Jobs biography, Jobs mentions how he felt iCloud could be used for medical data storage.

Epocrates app for iPhone gets major facelift, akin to Facebook app

Oct 26, 2011 by
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The Epocrates app for iPhone gets a significant upgrade to it’s user interface, bringing back memories of an older version of the Facebook app.

Forget about peripheral mhealth devices, researchers use smartphone video camera to monitor useful vital signs

Oct 12, 2011 by
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WPI researchers were able to convert a smartphone into a medical monitor using an app that measures vital signs using the built in video camera.

Apple tries to help doctors categorize medical apps, but falls short

Oct 10, 2011 by
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Apple has made a bold attempt at categorizing medical apps in the iOS store for physicians, but unfortunately fails.

Three reasons why doctors mourn the passing of Steve Jobs

Oct 06, 2011 by
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With the death of Steve Jobs, a reflection of three aspects of Steve’s vision that physicians admired the most.

Over 80 percent of hospitals in the US are now testing or piloting iPad

Oct 04, 2011 by
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Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, has announced that over 80 percent of hospitals in the US are now testing or piloting iPad

Performing Eye exams with the iPhone

Sep 15, 2011 by
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The iExaminer is a simple iPhone 4 attachment for the Welch Allyn PanOptic ophthalmoscope that lets you do fundus exams and share videos and images.

Protocol for making a medical device for the Apple App Store

Sep 14, 2011 by
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What are the steps required to create a medical device that can be paired with a medical app on an iPhone or iPad? Technology review tackles this scenario in a recent article, publishing a rough outline of the various items that are required for this to work.  They compiled this list by interviewing various developers and companies who have medical devices and medical apps in the App Store. By no means is this an in-depth analysis — but it’s a [Read more]