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So long BlackBerry thumb. Hello, i-Pad finger. Ergonomic experts are predicting that a new generation of hand injuries may be in the offing as a result of the trend toward touch screen versions of smartphones, tablets and other technologies which involve more one-finger typing and swiping of the

Seemingly overnight, smartphones have become the latest must-have, irreplaceable tool in the armamentarium of the contemporary clinician. However, their use is often banned or seriously limited in health care institutions, best depicted by ominous signage from Big Brother — “no cellphones or

Long criticized for devoting excessive attention to the national architecture of electronic health records (EHRs), at the expense of applications that promote daily use of electronic medical records (EMRs) by physicians and patients, Canada Health Infoway has signalled that it may be slowly tacking

As some doctors tinker with their exclusively procured Google Glass devices, the medical community is being told to prepare for a future where life-saving information is available at a glance. The device looks like a pair of eyeglasses without lenses and has a tiny computer and camera built into