Health care professionals and patients alike are enjoying the convenience of mobile medical apps to share information and accelerate care, but at what risk? While mobile apps make sharing and ...

The federal agency is looking for public input on a proposal that would allow it to regulate certain types of medical apps designed for smartphones and other mobile devices. Lance Whitney is a ...

Mobile applications, commonly referred to as “apps,” can be enjoyed with just the touch of a screen and are often effortless to download. However, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current ...

The FDA planned a public workshop for mid-September to discuss the recently released draft guidance regarding regulation for mobile medical apps. The guidance includes a fairly narrow subset of ...

Today’s smartphone is a camera, a GPS system, an e-reader, a game console and even a remote car starter. Why can’t it also be a blood glucose meter, X-ray viewer, stethoscope or diagnostic aid? That’s ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fast-growing number of software applications offers doctors the chance to view X-rays or monitor heart rates from iPads or smartphones, prompting U.S. health officials on ...

The digital age has finally caught up with modern health care. Mobile apps for healthcare professionals who work in hospitals, medical practices, elder care facilities, and even physician owned ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued final rules governing the development of mobile medical apps, saying it will focus its oversight on those products that have the potential ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance for developers of mobile medical applications. The agency intends to exercise enforcement discretion (meaning it will not enforce ...

Medical apps are sold for devices such as Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone, Blackberry phones sold by Research In Motion, and phones run with Google Inc's Android software. Only a small number of the ...