Medical Apps Articles

Dr. Jonathan Afilalo is a cardiologist, clinician-scientist, and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine. We had an opportunity to interview Dr. Afilalo and ask him several questions about The Frailty Tool app he developed.

Joshua Steinberg, MD, is a family physician and residency faculty, who also develops some of the best medical apps for primary care. We had the opportunity to interview him and ask several questions about the apps he developed and his future plans.

ESCAVO is a company that is best known for their sepsis management apps. We had the pleasure of talking with Daniel Nichita, MD, the President of ESCAVO, who told us more about the company, their apps, and future plans.

The Pillow app is one of the best apps to track your sleeping habits and patterns. We had an opportunity to talk with Panos and Spyros from Neybox, the team behind the Pillow app, and discuss their app and their future plans.

Sleep is vital for health, yet millions of people do not get enough of it. Sleep duration and quality could be affected by many things, but the alarm clock isn't tracker that can monitor our sleep and tell how well we slept. Luckily, some mobile apps can.

Obstetricians and Gynecologists think that OB/GYN related mobile apps enhance their ability to care for patients. However, unlike most of the other medical specialties, Obstetrics and Gynecology have a lack of mobile tools available for their specialty.

Mobile apps can help people with food intolerance or allergies identify foods or ingredients to avoid, find substitutions, find food allergy-friendly restaurants, and learn more and educate others about their dietary restrictions.

A number of mobile apps are currently available to help patients with gastrointestinal conditions keep track of their health progress, as well as for gastroenterologists and other healthcare providers to better manage their patients with GI conditions.

Many dentists are starting to take advantage of the numerous mobile apps made for smartphones and tablets that make managing a dental practice easier.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is known for developing clinical practice guidelines and tools for the cardiovascular practice of which are many available as free mobile apps for Android and iOS.