How often do patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and coronary artery disease (CAD) tell the whole truth to their doctors about their health history or habits? Patients sometimes find recording their daily habits cumbersome, or they may be reluctant to admit to...
iPAD sales have exceeded three million since the device’s April 3, 2010, introduction in the United States. Now comes word of ways the iPAD is significantly changing the practice of healthcare.
According to a post on FutureMedica, a blog on “the future of healthcare and...
At iMobileWellness, we are constantly working to stay on top of the increasing number of health-related apps that become available for iPhone users. We blogged specifically about fitness apps earlier, but from DocShop.com and Information Week, here are a few additional...
With recent news from 3M over the Business Wire, it looks like physicians carrying smart phones and iPhones will have another tool to help free up time for focusing on patient care. 3M Mobile Dictation Software will extend 3M’s dictation, transcription and speech...
iMobileWellness Releases iStentGraft Application for Mobile Users
As stent graft procedures become more prevalent, doctors and patients can use the iPhone application to access critical aortic stent graft information and make better health decisions
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In previous posts, we have focused on heart valve replacement and repair surgeries. But how can you keep your heart, and your family’s hearts, healthy in the first place? It’s commonly known that exercise and healthy eating habits can help maintain heart health –...
It doesn’t hurt to ask questions, especially when it comes to matters related to your health.
Online research and iPhone applications geared toward consumers are allowing us to ask better questions and get the information that is hard to find anywhere else. When it comes...
Anxiety, worry and fear are all common and normal emotions that a person might feel before heart surgery. Knowledge is power, but can it help a patient deal with the stress-causing emotions of surgery?
Absolutely.
Just knowing the most common fears and anxieties that a...
You don't have to be a cardiac surgeon to benefit from the iAorticValve application. Medical specialties from radiologists to cardiologists, internal medicine practicioners to nurses will find the app useful for their work. Check out this recent article in Diagnostic...
Just as the iAorticValve application launched, Information Week came out with a comprehensive look at some of the top iPhone apps for health pros and patients. There are plenty of fitness apps related to tracking food and exercise, but few apps go beyond in helping...