Mobile health application (app) store Happtique is seeking public comment on a recently published draft of standards for its app certification program.

BOSTONTexting is gaining traction in healthcare. While much of the buzz at the 4th annual mHeatlh World Congress focused on the potential of smartphone applications to engage patients, two presentations told how public health initiatives are having success with the slightly older technology.

The FDA has approved the use of Bracco Diagnostics' MultiHance (gadobenate dimeglumine) injection, 529 mg/mL, in MR angiography to evaluate adults with known or suspected renal or aorto-ilio-femoral occlusive vascular disease.

BOSTONThe growth in smart phone adoption and a shift to a mobile, social media based model of consumer engagement means rethinking how and when patient engagement can occur, according to a panel discussion on July 26 at the 4th Annual mHealth World Congress.

Boston Scientific reported a second quarter net loss of $3.4 billion, with declines in sales in its interventional cardiology and cardiac rhythm management businesses.

Barco has released the latest version of its MediCal QAWeb Mobile software for viewing DICOM images on the iPad.

This week witnessed a stolen hospital computer, a pointed call for changes to the governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network and a hair-raising report from a federal office on adverse-event reporting (or, more to the point, the lack thereof).

BOSTONInstitutions responsible for regulating mobile health (mHealth) products are hustling to keep up with the pace of technological innovation. While mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have cleared new paths to providing healthcare and encouraging wellness, the current regulations guiding the development of mHealth tools can be burdensome and unclear, according to a July 25 panel discussion at the 4th annual mHealth World Congress.