He may personify your ideal patient, and your most challenging patient. Steve Keating’s vigilance and involvement in treatment for what turned out to be a brain tumor likely saved his life. He now advocates for patients to have access their…

Mango Health decided to broaden its app to include blood pressure monitoring and make it available on Apple Watch. Blogger Kim-Mai Cutler provided details on TechCrunch. 

Just one day after making their MyHeart Counts app publicly available, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine found 11,000 people had enrolled in their iPhone-enabled cardiovascular study. Here is an article and interview on Apple’…

Google unveiled improved results for 400 commonly searched-for medical conditions, including those for “heart attack” and “stroke.”

The upgrade incorporated detailed images, descriptions of symptoms and risk (for instance, very rare, common…

One third of cardiology departments have consolidated their cardiovascular information system (CVIS) vendors and 45 percent plan to do so, according to a recent survey.

KLAS research surveyed providers who use at least two structured…

“I will be talking through the drone now. Please put down the phone.” Sounds like sci-fi, but a graduate student at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands built an aerial “ambulance drone” that can transport a defibrillator to…

The Department of Homeland Security is working with manufacturers of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, pacemakers and other devices to plug holes in coding that might make them vulnerable to hackers, according to Reuters.

Talk about convenience. The Cleveland Clinic opened two kiosks in a local drug store chain for people who want on-the-spot virtual appointments. A touchscreen computer and video screen allow for a consultation plus provide readings for heart rate…

Facebook is exploring the development of health-related social networks, including communities for members who share an illness and forums for maintaining healthy lifestyles, according to Reuters.

In a nod to National Health IT Week, the American College of Cardiology asked some of its members to share their thoughts on interoperability. Four cardiologists describe the challenges, benefits and ways vendors could facilitate usage in the…

The international cardiovascular information system (CVIS) market is expected to reach $211.3 million by 2018, for a 7.9 percent increase from 2013, MicroMarket Monitor predicted.

MicroMarket Monitor is crediting government initiatives,…

Is big data turning hospital systems and physicians into Big Brother? Bloomberg News detailed how hospitals use consumer data derived from credit card transactions and public records to profile current and potential patients. Hospitals…

In a nod to telemedicine, the Federation of State Medical Boards drafted a law that would allow physicians certified in a medical specialty to treat patients in other states without applying for multiple licenses. An interstate commission would…

Internet-connected computers that aren’t configured securely are a weak link in hospital systems that could be exploited to hack into control systems for implanted pacemakers, according to Wired.com. The report previewed Shakacon, an IT security…

The global cardiovascular information system (CVIS) market is on a growth trajectory, a market research company reported in April.

The research and consulting firm MarketsandMarkets placed the CVIS market at $160 million in 2013 with a…

Researchers at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., go the extra yard to test a device that measures cardiac output in space. This video, published in Stanford’s Scope blog, shows the team aboard a fixed-wing airplane that simulates an…

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that hackers conducted “very thorough” attacks in 2013 on computer systems at three prominent cardiovascular device manufacturers: Medtronic, Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical.  An executive at…

Researchers at the University of Louisville told Wired.co.uk that within 10 years they will build a human heart using bioprinting techniques.

Why the heart? “Dare I say the heart is one of the easiest to bioprint? It's just a pump with…

Researchers at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory in the U.K. are developing urine-powered EcoBots that run on microbial fuel cells modeled after the heart. They described their technology in the Nov. 8 issue of Bioinspiration and Biomemetics…

The medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, will begin giving credit to students who edit articles on Wikipedia. In an article in the New York Times, the course’s teacher explained that the project will help…

The Ellsworth Medical Clinic in rural Wisconsin used its EHR to monitor patients with hypertension. It has seen a 30 percent improvement in hypertension control since 2007. The…