Diagnosaurus Available on iPhone/iPod touch

Unbound Medicine has announced the release of the popular differential diagnosis aid, Diagnosaurus, for iPhone and iPod touch....MORE

Physicians Ignore e-Alerts when Prescribing

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine studied the actions of more than 2800 physicians in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in generating 3.5 million electronic prescriptions. One in 15 of these prescriptions resulted in an alert for a drug interaction or allergy, more than 98% of which were for a drug the patient was already taking. In more than 90% of interaction warnings and 77% of drug allergy alerts, the clinician overrode the warning...MORE

Google Enables Sharing of Personal Health Records

Google has announced changes that enable individuals to share their health profiles with health care providers. Access to invitees is limited to 30 days, viewers can not change a profile, and owners can see a report listing all viewers. MORE...

Doctor Visits Via the Internet

Several companies now connect patients to physicians with telemedicine services. After completing forms about history and chief complaints, patients and physicians meet using online video, text chat, or phone....MORE