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The Future of Advanced Prehospital Care

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A discussion on some of the new POC options available for EMS field.

Health:Refactored Conference shows numerous paths to develop, design dream health apps

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Part 1 of 2 regarding coverage over Health 2.0′s inaugural Health: Refactored code & design conference.

Giving out medical advice on twitter can lead to more harm than good

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Discussion on the appropriate use of Twitter for medical advice and how much responsibility falls on the healthcare provider

Study shows Apple iPad potentially linked to implantable cardiac-defibrillator dysfunction

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Study shows Apple iPad potentially linked to implantable cardiac-defibrillator dysfunction

Health eVillages app provides medical information to low resource settings

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By giving health providers in remote locations access to medical information and literature, Health eVillages can help improve diagnosis and treatment, even if there are no trained doctors around.

Wrapping up TEDMED 2013

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A summary on what went on in TEDMED 2013. Great speakers and amazing technologies.

Box cloud storage service partners with healthcare developers

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Box is positioning themselves to be a leader in the cloud storage healthcare market with 10 new application partners.

Study: Medical apps improve Physician ability to answer clinical questions in resource limited areas

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A recent study in JAMIA evaluated whether medical residents in Botswana had better clinical reference access through mobile medical applications over searching through PubMed4Hh.

A quick and easy process for healthcare professionals interested in designing an app

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Steps presented for learning how to prototype a new app, starting with pen and paper.

Kinsa Health Thermometer allows you to check the local Health Weather

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Kinsa Health is an iPhone app that aims to provide users with the current “Health Weather.”

SCALE HIV app improves HIV screening, counseling, and access to specialists

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SCALE HIV is an app that allows clinicians to manage virtual HIV patients and gives them access to real resources.

Doximity hits 160,000 users and releases native app for iPad, iMedicalApps exclusive sneak peak

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As paper charts and pagers slowly go the way of VCRs and record players, the way that physicians communicate and collaborate is slowly joining the 21st century too. Part of this evolution is the growth of social networks for physicians. Among them is Doximity, which goes a step beyond traditional social networks by offering features such as HIPAA-compliant communication tools, e-fax tools, and more. Over the past few days, we had an opportunity to take an exclusive early peak at [Read more]