The Mobisante handheld ultrasound device, which features a pocket-sized probe that connects via USB to a smartphone–a first–is featured in MIT’s Technology Review. Co-founded by David Zar and Microsoft alumnus Sailesh Chutani, it is currently beta testing in nine locations… Read moreMobisante's portable ultrasound profiled

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed rules that create a new ‘program license’ specifically for ‘qualified entities’ to conduct broad scale research without needing separate and prior approvals for each experiment. Of most interest to us is the ‘medical license’– for medical institutions… Read moreFCC proposes new rules to aid wireless health research (US)

In a city that’s had more than its share of hard times, some good news:  two major Detroit hospitals, the Henry Ford Health System and the Detroit Medical Center, are leading the way for the area in providing free apps (for iPhone and… Read moreDetroit hospitals adopt ER smartphone locator apps