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NewsPortable screening device could lower cancer detection costs
A new mobile medical device could dramatically reduce the cost to screen vulnerable populations for cancer. Researchers at Michigan State University are developing the device--Gene-Z--for use with Read more...
FDA clears mobile blood pressure monitoring device
French start-up Withings, known for creating connected devices, recently was given 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its iOS-powered blood pressure monitor. The Read more...
AMA launches CPT E/M app -- and announces app contest
The American Medical Association has introduced its CPT E/M Quick-Reference app for physicians, allowing them to find appropriate billing codes through their smartphones. The free app allows Read more...
Patients access records online with health connection app
Loyola University Health System has launched an app that lets patients view a list of current meds, make appointments and view test results online using their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch devices, CMIO Read more...
Army tests mobile EMR, patient tracking apps on iPhone, Android
The U.S. Army is testing EMR, medical supply-chain and patient-tracking applications on a variety of mobile devices for possible deployment in combat zones, a Pentagon publication reports. The Army's Read more...
Central Florida issues iPod Touches to its med students
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine, now in just its second year, is one of a growing number of med schools offering mobile devices to all its students--in this case, the iPod Read more...
New mobile apps help clinicians sort through mounds of data, reference material
Let's face it, healthcare professionals are drowning in data. Even though most medical records remain on paper, researchers churn out page after page after page of new medical literature. Those with Read more...
Twin Cities emerge as a hub of iPhone health app development
The Minneapolis-St. Paul area is home to many well-established medical device companies. Now, the Twin Cities are seeing a new wave of innovation in iPhone apps and accessories for healthcare. Marie Read more...
Amazon Kindle shows promise as low-cost means of accessing medical literature
The iPad may be garnering all the headlines, but don't count out Amazon's Kindle just yet. Just like Apple's blockbuster device seems to be more than a tablet computer, the Kindle is more than just Read more...
Study: Smartphones, PDAs just as good as 'secondary' monitors for reading images
It's not a pipe dream to say smartphones, PDAs and other handheld devices like iPod Touch could soon become indispensable tools for emergency radiology teleconsultation. In fact, now there is some Read more...
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