When a Canadian woman began to experience numbness on the left side of the body, she acted quickly to record her symptoms with a smartphone. The video of the episode helped convince her physician that she had a mini-stroke.

"Ongoing challenges in technology transform medical products," which is why the FDA has proposed two draft guidances for industry with recommendations on how manufacturers can accurately communicate online about drugs and medical devices, according to a blog post by Thomas Abrams, director of the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion in the agency's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

LONDON, June 16, 2014 -- EYEBRIDGE (http://www.myeyebridge.com/), a first-of-its-kind mobile app from EyeBridge Limited, will provide 27/4 on-demand remote visual assistance for people who are blind or otherwise visually impaired. Within thirty seconds of opening the EYEBRIDGE app, a live operator connects to the customer and his or her smartphone's rear-facing camera, ready to provide video assistance with everything from navigation and product identification to written word interpretation or device operation. As a blind EYEBRIDGE beta tester commented:  "I travel a lot and locating power outlets or figuring out climate controls in hotel rooms is often tricky, and EYEBRIDGE could be a very useful solution."

Scottsdale, AZ, June 17, 2014 - A year after announcing the adoption of the MeMD Telemedicine Solution by MIHS, one of Arizona’s leading health care systems, a strong partnership has evolved, resulting in high utilization and large savings for MIHS. Through open communication, proven on-boarding strategies, continued support, and dedicated resources from MeMD, the partners have worked together to integrate telemedicine into the wellness program at MIHS.

The new IEEE Standards Association’s (IEEE-SA’s) projects are intended to produce standards to support plug-and-play and interoperable communications across personal health devices and three-dimensional (3D) medical systems.

The Commonwealth Fund has launched a program to cultivate emerging technologies, care delivery processes, organizational models, incentives and policies that have the potential to disrupt the health system in a positive way.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is seeking comment on its newly released white paper, which is part of its 21st Century Cures initiative that explores how advances in technology can accelerate the discovery, development and delivery cycle.

Former head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Farzad Mostashari, MD, MSc, has launched a startup company with $4.5 million in seed money.