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Medical Devices

11 Great iPhone Apps for Nurses — According to Apple

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Katie

It seems like every day, I read another article about nurses using tablets and smartphones in the workplace. I was just thinking the other day that I should do a round-up of great apps for nurses, but it looks like Apple beat me … Continue reading →

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Stay Hydrated With The Jomi Band

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Katie

Drinking water can be the solution to a lot of health problems — it aids in weight loss, it helps the major organs of the body function better, and well, it’s just not good to be dehydrated! But many people, … Continue reading →

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Utah Hospital Helps Parents of Babies in NICUs Be More Involved

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Katie

Right after I posted about the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center using FaceTime to connect moms to their babies in the NICU, I saw this article about an Intermountain hospital in Utah doing something similar. Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, a hospital … Continue reading →

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Smartphone Usage Among Physicians Rises in 2012

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Katie

There is often debate about the use of smartphones in the doctor’s office, but there’s no doubt that usage is on the rise. And according to the Kantar Media Sources & Interaction Study, the percentage of physicians using a smartphone … Continue reading →

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Jawbone Acquires BodyMedia and Launches Partner API

Posted on April 30, 2013 by John

Today it was announced that Jawbone has acquired BodyMedia. Here’s an excerpt on the acquisition and announcement from pandydaily. Today Jawbone, the company that makes the wearable “quantified self” band UP, issued two announcements: it’s rolling out an API so the … Continue reading →

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Smart Phone Health Exam at TEDMED

Posted on April 22, 2013 by John

One of the big announcements going into TEDMED was the idea of a Smart Phone Physical. It was such an intriguing proposition that Katie wrote about it here and Anne wrote about it here. Maybe that means we should coordinate … Continue reading →

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BabyTime Connects Moms to Babies in NICU

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Katie

Nothing pulls at my heart strings more than stories of babies in the NICU. And this story did just that. At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, mothers who aren’t able to see their babies who were whisked away to the … Continue reading →

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FitBit API and Other Healthcare APIs

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Gadget Guru

I’ve long been a big fan of APIs in technology. It’s really powerful to open up your software so that outside developers can create really cool applications on top of your software. Think where Twitter would be today if it … Continue reading →

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Fujitsu Smartphone to Measure Vitals

Posted on April 10, 2013 by John

There’s a revolution in health sensors that are coming to the smartphone world. This was first seen when the Samsung phones decided to include sensors to measure the temperature and humidity of your location. It looks like Fujitsu is ready … Continue reading →

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The Smartphone Physical – Is It Possible?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Katie

Sometimes I mention that, with all of the mHealth apps and technology that is being developed, there may come a day that we won’t have to leave our homes to see the doctor. Well, that day may be sooner than … Continue reading →

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