Archive for October, 2009

Google voice medical search

The mobile tech world is abuzz with the unveiling of version 2 of Google’s mobile OS - the android “Eclair”. More handset models running android are becoming available and I think it is only a matter of time before we see a decent number of medical apps for Android.
I came across this impressive video by [...]

Them ol’ Palm Medical Programmes

Deven wrote in:
Any chance a program like PediDose makes it to Web OS. I have used it for years on palm os devices and as as Emergency Physician, it has saved some lives with have all the Resus drugs on one page.

Hi Deven. Thanks for sending in Feedback. It’s not only PediDose but lots [...]

Palm - where is the Medical section?

Palm has put up a page where you can browse the WebOS apps that are available. I suppose one won’t expect (but shouldn’t we?) this page to be up-to-date with the 200+ or so applications available in the catalog. But what is glaringly missing is the Health and Medical section.
PreCentral’s Homebrew has a Health and [...]

App Review: Meistermed Procedures - Subclavian Line

Dr. Jessica Otte (aka Dr Ottematic) has reviewed Meistermed’s Procedures- Subclavian Line:

Software: Procedures- Subclavian Line
Manufacturer: Meister Med
Cost: $2.99
Availability: iTunes App Store
I come at this software as a first year resident, one who has just gotten a handle on central lines in the form of intravenous jugular (IJ) catheterization during my month’s rotation in [...]

Palmdoc WebOS Apps in PreCentral

The Palmdoc.net apps MediPDA and Drugview now have their own little section in the PreCentral WebOS Developer Forums. Head over there if you have any questions, suggestions or criticisms!

Tags: Drugview, MediPDA, PreCentral, WebOS

Modality: USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3 Question Bank Apps

USMLE press release:
Modality, Inc. and McGraw-Hill Professional today announced that Lange Q&AÔ USMLE Step 1 is now available on the App Store. This app brings the total number of United States Medical Licensing Examination question bank apps created by Modality in partnership with McGraw-Hill to twelve, spanning the publisher’s bestselling First Aid, Lange and PreTest [...]

The Best Medical iPhone Apps

Houston Neal wrote in:
A while back we did a survey to find out which smartphone will win in the healthcare market. The iPhone was the clear winner because of one main reason: the apps. After some quick research, we discovered there are over 1,500 apps - and counting - listed under the “medical” category in [...]

REVIEW - Procedures - Lumbar Puncture by MeisterMed

As the iPhone matures as a smartphone platform, the quality and quantity of medical apps is slowly improving. MeisterMed is known for its medical apps on the Palm platform, mainly in iSilo format. From laboratory medicine to psychiatry to ENT, MeisterMed has been in the game for some time.
I was pleasantly surprised to find Procedures [...]