Best Android medical apps for physicians
Patient Education
Study shows health app Lose It! does help patients with weight loss
A study compares LoseIt! with one-on-one nutritional counselling, finding similar results.
The best alternatives to every Fitbit activity tracker
Guide to cheaper but high quality alternatives to every Fitbit product.
Physician review of iHealth wireless blood pressure monitor
Review of the wireless iHealth blood pressure monitor.
3 great apps for discussing heart disease with your patients
The best tools to help you better educate your patients about a wide range of heart disease.
Better interventions to combat pediatric obesity: a chat with Kurbo Health
A mobile platform to guide obese kids to safe & effective weight loss.
American Heart Association’s free stroke recognition app is critical for patients and families to download
AHA’s stroke recognition app should be prescribed by doctors to patient’s at risk of stroke.
The best concussion screening app, based on the literature
Based on the literature, the best concussion screening app currently available.
Bringing psychotherapy to the masses, ThriveOn
A program that disseminates prevention and mental healthcare using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Proband App lets anyone be a genetic counselor…or at least draw like one
The Proband app from CHOP is a great idea but needs a little more work
CardioSmart Med Reminder app is a great resource for your patients
The ACC’s free Med Reminder app is an excellent choice to recommend to patients
Sports app helps baseball athletes prevent Tommy John surgery
This app can help protect against elbow injury.
Diabetes Mobile Apps are now numerous, but lack key features
Results of a study to evaluate diabetes apps for iOS and Android
Natural Standard Herb & Supplement Guide app is an evidence based reference
Natural Standard Herb & Supplement Guide: An Evidence-Based Reference is an app developed by Elsevier that attempts to provides high-quality, up-to-date, information about herbs and other supplements.
The PainDiary App is a diary you’ll be happy to share with your orthopedic surgeon
Welcome to the PainDiary App by AppDoc. This is an extremely simple and useful app. It uses mobile technology to replace the paper pain diary and adds many unique features.
Jawbone UP Coffee App can be used to educate patients on interactions of sleep and caffeine
Several weeks ago, hardware manufacturer Jawbone surprisingly released UP Coffee, a simple, free iOS app that promised to be the simplest way to understand how caffeine affects your sleep.
CVS leads the way in mobile app design by community pharmacies
While there are many retail pharmacies that have created mobile apps for their customers to use, CVS has recreated their app and included several new clinical features that patients may enjoy.
GoodRx helps patients find the best prices, coupons and discounts for medications
•The GoodRx app is a great way for patients to find the best prices for their medications.
Bodyxq Heart app for Android looks interesting on the surface but has a hidden agenda
This review will analyze bodyxq heart for Android to ascertain its usefulness for patients.
ThaliMe is a health app that excites me as a patient and health care professional
It is not often that I come across an app that I feel can impact me or my family directly, but companies are now reaching out to engage patient communities through mobile technology that I think will affect everyone one day.
Physician’s 2 year review of GymPact, now called Pact, an app that pays you for exercising
This is a revised version of my January 2013 review of GymPact, updated with new screenshots and insights into the app that allows you to earn (or lose) money by going (or not going) to the gym.