University of Washington researchers built a smartphone app that tracks fetal heart rate as accurately as clinic tools using only the phone's speaker and mic, though it's not ready for release yet.

If you've followed this blog for any length of time, then you know I've been into writing reviews of smartphone apps tha ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are pioneering a new approach to blood pressure monitoring—using the devices we carry with us every day. Ramakrishna Mukkamala, professor of bioengineering ...

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that physicians cherish their phones. A 2010 study revels that 94 percent of physicians are now using smartphones professionally, and this number has only escalated in ...

Review shows apps particularly effective when combined with traditional interventions. (HealthDay News) — Smartphone apps may aid smoking cessation, especially combined with traditional interventions, ...

True BlackBerry lovers, or “CrackBerry” addicts, if you will, can never have too many BlackBerry apps. This steady demand for apps is no secret, and nary a week goes by that I don’t some see some ...