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CDC launches health information iPad app

January 27, 2012 — 1:04pm ET | By
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just launched its first-ever app specifically enabled for iPads, CDC officials said today. The new app, called the CDC Mobile iPad Application, is Read more...

iPad proves equal to regular screens for TB evals

January 27, 2012 — 11:03am ET | By
iPads are just as good as LCD monitors when it comes to diagnosing tuberculosis, according to a follow-up study recently conducted by the University of Maryland. The original study, which took place Read more...

MRC pushes for more time on FDA's mobile medical app guidance

January 26, 2012 — 1:33pm ET | By
In a bit of a surprise move, the mHealth Regulatory Coalition has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to revamp and republish its proposed guidance for mobile medical apps--but as a second Read more...

West Wireless to test Sense4Baby in Mexico

January 26, 2012 — 10:12am ET | By
West Wireless Health Institute will conduct a year-long study of its experimental remote fetal monitoring device, Sense4Baby. West Wireless is partnering with the Carlos Slim Health Institute in Read more...

AT&T to secure tablets for health professionals

January 24, 2012 — 9:16am ET | By
Stepping into what it sees as a gap in the mobile device management market, AT&T has launched a new tablet-specific management service for healthcare, AT&T Managed Tablets. The product Read more...

Kaiser Permanente debuts EHR mobile app

January 23, 2012 — 4:33pm ET | By
Kaiser Permanent today launched a mobile app giving more than 9 million patients access to their online medical records. The healthcare giant created a mobile-optimized version of its member website, Read more...
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Also Noted

> USA Today waved a red flag over health and fitness apps this week, cautioning users to take care when choosing (and using) them. Article

> One of Rock Health's incubator winners, LumoBack, said it can prevent back pain. Sensors attached to the back vibrate when the user's posture is poor, and an onscreen app avatar shows when the user's positioning is back in line. Article

> The UK's NHS is testing a new text messaging service to prevent teen pregnancies. The app gives teens maps to outlets that provide free condoms, advice on where to get contraception in an emergency, and information about treatments for STDs. Article

> An Arizona dental school is betting that text reminders will help patients take better care of their gums. The new app, Text2Floss, just debuted this week. Press release

> MIM Software just received regulatory approval to market its Mobile MIM radiology app in Canada. Article

> Another new entrant--MMR--is throwing its hat into the mobile PHR market. Interesting development as critics say the PHR idea is losing steam. Announcement

And Finally... Soon they'll be selling this at baseball games for $200. Article