Do you want to search inside your body to see what it looks like inside without having to go to the doctor or be exposed to harmful radiation?
GE Healthcare has put 3D interactive models of the human body online, according to Dominic Tyer. He compared the Healthline Body Maps iPad app to Google’s body browser, which uses an open-source 3D viewer, and has multiple layers to display the body, along with instant search.
The Healthline Body Maps iPad app has male and female version of 28 organs and systems and matches “consumer-friendly anatomical terms with easy-to-read articles,” Tyer noted.
Produced in partnership with Healthline Networks, the GE Healthcare app costs a little less than $17,000 and is aimed at practicing clinicians and students.
And if you’re not ready to buy the app, the service is also available via a website, which is intended for patient use as a learning tool before, during or after a visit to the doctor, with the ultimate goal of helping to improve consumers’ health literacy.
“The more people understand their bodies, the more proactive they become in managing their care and making informed treatment decisions,” the company explained.
Another interesting app comes from Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, which has launched an iPhone and iPad app for patients who suffer from the rare but serious genetic condition hereditary angioedema (HAE), to help them record and manage their attacks.
Angioedema, which currently occurs in one in every 50,000 people, is the rapid swelling of the deep layers of the skin, similar to hives, but with the swelling going deeper into the body. It can cause laryngeal attacks, which make the throat swell and close, and can result in death.
The free HAELP app allows users to log the time and duration of their attacks through a patient diary function and has an interactive map of European HAE centers and information on the condition in 12 European languages.
Finally, thanks to the US generic company Mylan, the printed Generic Brand Reference guide put out by the company for US healthcare professionals, patients and pharmacy students is now available as an app.
Edited by
Brooke Neuman
