medGadget -- Medical and health applications for iPhones, Blackberry devices, Android phones and other mobile gadgets already number in the thousands. The problem is that only one app, AirStrip OB, actually earned FDA’s explicit blessings to be marketed as a medical device. So the big question is whether the FDA is going to “put its foot down” and require that it provide clearance before new apps go to market. MobiHealthNews has been following this dilemma and provides some thoughts on the direction that regulation of this industry may take.
