Apple boldly dreams of turning future iPhones into ‘one-stop shops’ for medical data

Apple's latest rumored vision for medical innovation through technology could see iPhones one day gather detailed health information in one place.

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Your medical data is at risk as doctors SMS each other

The pager has long been outshined by the smartphone in terms of usefulness in the hospital. After all, you can send pictures to the people who need them. But the fact that SMS and MMS missives are work- and immediacy-friendlier than emails or web-based messengers means that the data doctors and nurses trade isn’t encrypted and not that secure.A survey just published in peer-reviewed journal BMJ Innovations focuses on nurses’ and doctors’ usage of smartphones in five ...

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