eMedicine/Gadgets

The clinicians’ guide to FDA regulations on mobile medical apps
Taking a pragmatic approach, the FDA intends to regulate a very small subset of medical apps – those that can be classified as medical devices and pose significant risk if they don’t function correctly. For clinicians, that means the vast majority of apps that we and our patients use will not have regulatory oversight. iMedicalApps

New imaging technique can identify breast cancer subtypes and early treatment response
An optical imaging technique that measures metabolic activity in cancer cells can accurately differentiate breast cancer subtypes, and it can detect responses to treatment as early as two days after therapy administration, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Eurekalert!

The MedTube app gives users access to a library of over 10,000 medical videos
The MedTube app is a great resource for those who want to learn about certain medical topics in a video format. Although the majority of the videos in the app are surgery related, the app has over 10,000 videos covering various aspects of almost every specialty. The content of the app is also monitored by an editorial team that keeps the quality and educational value of each video in check making the database of videos more valuable. iMedicalApps