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Smartphone App Enables Mobile Analysis of Urine for Disease Pathology

May 01, 2013 by
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Developed for the iPhone, the uChek app allows patients to check and track several parameters, such as glucose, pH, and protein levels as seen in their urine. These indicators can provide insight for patients with affected with conditions such as kidney problems, urinary tract infections, or cancer.

Study shows opioid converting medical apps lack consistency

May 01, 2013 by
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Opioid converters are readily available as mobile apps. However, recent research has demonstrated that there is a discrepancy in the consistency of their calculations.

Ohio goes mobile with organ donation, Lifeline of Ohio app launches

May 01, 2013 by
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Lifeline of Ohio’s mission is to empower Ohio’s community in order to save and heal lives through organ, eye and tissue donation.  They are an independent, non-profit organization — and they promote and coordinate the donation of human organs and tissue for transplantation. They have taken their mission to mobile form, by creating an application that encourages Ohio residents to register to be an organ donor. The app launched last week, and appears to have some kinks, as the registration [Read more]

Simplee helps patients understand costs, manage finances, and digitally pay bills

Apr 30, 2013 by
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Simplee is an online service that helps patients with the management of their healthcare finances.

The best medical apps released this past week v15

Apr 28, 2013 by
App Review Commentary News

The following is a list of the notable medical apps released for Apple’s iOS this past week.

Beth Israel Study Shows NICU Babies Exposed to Music have Health Benefits

Apr 26, 2013 by
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In a recent two-year long study, researchers have found tangible health benefits of the simple task of singing to your newborn child. The study took place at the Beth Israel Medical Center and followed the outcomes of introducing musical intervention to 272 premature babies in the NICU.

Better is a healthcare concierge app with access to Mayo Clinic on demand

Apr 26, 2013 by
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Better is a healthcare concierge app with access to the knowledge and expertise of Mayo Clinic.

Survey results show how medical student use of medical apps differs from resident physicians

Apr 25, 2013 by
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A recent survey amongst UK medical students and junior doctors found a high use of smartphones and medical application usage in clinical situations and in medical education.

QR codes added to all Oklahoma medical licenses allowing physicians to “check in” with their phone

Apr 23, 2013 by
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The Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision will be adding a QR codes to every new and renewed medical license issued.

Published BMJ piece takes aim at medical apps and their utility

Apr 23, 2013 by
Commentary mHealth News

One recent piece, by Margaret McCartney, was published in the British Medical Journal titled “How do we know whether medical apps work?” [1] It is a nice short read, where Dr. McCartney lays out the overriding utilization of smartphones and tablets in our daily lives to both play games, manage our daily activities, and search the web. We have had no issue integrating these aspects into our social lives and enjoy them immensely (I need to look no further than [Read more]

Recent study assessing vascular medical apps finds apps lack references to literature

Apr 22, 2013 by
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A recently released study by Carter et al. assessed the extent of mobile medical applications with usability in vascular practice. Overall, the authors noted that the study demonstrated a short supply of medical apps designated for vascular surgical utilization.

Key iPhone & iPad medical apps released last week v14

Apr 19, 2013 by
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The following is a list of the notable medical apps released for Apple’s iOS this past week.