The market for healthcare-related software apps for use in mobile devices has grown and will continue to grow quickly, according to market researcher Kalorama Information, which reported that the market for mobile medical apps was worth about $150 million in 2011.

According to the Worcester Telegram, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Memorial Medical Center have developed a prototype iPhone application that detects if the user has atrial fibrillation.

Five ways that healthcare will be changed, with the increasing use of mobile applications.

IMS Research predicts that consumers’ self-monitoring health devices, rather than those used in managed telehealth systems, will provide the largest opportunity for wireless technologies over the next five years.

The growth in internet and social media networking has introduced a new era in healthcare.

Touchscreen phones with remote monitoring capabilities will be offered to NHS Somerset patients with chronic lung disease, heart disease and diabetes

Giving cheap smartphones to patients living in remote and rural areas has been suggested as a way of providing faster and more cost effective care.

This week brought a good number of mobile health stories out of the American Telemedicine Association event in California. Here is a quick round up of some of the worthwhile stories.

A poll conducted by Doctors.net.uk – the UK’s largest and most active network of medical professionals – has found doctors are divided over the benefits of mobile phone apps to help patients better manage their health.

The programmed phones ask a series of yes and no questions, then alert a doctor or nurse should health problems be suspected