HealthTap has announced plans to bring their new Dr. AI platform, an artificial intelligence powered “virtual physician,” to Alexa.
Pediatrics
Best pediatric medical apps for pediatricians
JAMA article explains why Infant wearables can be dangerous
A JAMA article details the issues with wearables that are being designed for infants and how they have potential to cause harm.
MIT & GlaxoSmithKline launch flu tracking app Flumoji
Flumoji helps users track symptoms & share that information with researchers working to improve disease surveillance.
Medical app to help prevent suicide tested by researchers with encouraging results
Australian researchers tested a suicide prevention app for young, indigenous Australians with mixed results.
IBM World Community Grid project tackles childhood cancer in new project
Smash Childhood Cancer will leverage the World Community Grid to rapidly screen candidate drugs for use in childhood cancers.
Using virtual reality to visualize babies in utero with Oculus Rift & MRI
Researchers used ultrasound and MRI data to create 3D fetal models that can be viewed with an Oculus Rift headset.
Doximity Dialer app is a useful tool when you’re on call
Doximity Dialer is an easy to use app that lets you make calls from your cell phone but pick the number that shows up on caller ID.
A new protocol for assessing the quality of apps for speech sound disorders
An evidence based method to assess speech disorder apps.
Review of PALS Sim 2016, Virtual Practice for Pediatric Codes and Resuscitation
The recent international success of Pokemon GO demonstrates the appetite for games on mobile devices. Mobile games are big business for app developers. One look through the Apple or Android app stores will convince you of this fact. There are literally thousands of games available for download. What about the use of serious games in medicine? Here […]
Early Onset Sepsis App Calculator Review: Ensures Early Identification of Newborns at Risk for Sepsis
Childbirth is typically one of the most memorable and emotional moments in the lives of any parent as well as providers who perform full scope obstetrics. Luckily, in 90% of cases infants tolerate the entire process of labor and delivery without issue. However, over 1/1000 infants will develop early-onset sepsis. This devastating disease carries a […]
Study shows Pokemon Go increases activity level but effect doesn’t last
Researchers from Harvard’s School of Public Health have shown that Pokemon Go does get people moving more but that effect doesn’t last.
Boston Children’s Hospital and GE partner to advance artificial intelligence in pediatrics
GE & Boston Children’s Hospital partner to apply artificial intelligence in pediatrics, starting with pediatric brain imaging.