Medical ‘apps’ helping patients - Triangle Business Journal:

MEBANE, NC – A local clinical psychologist has developed an application for Apple’s iPhone to help patients with a common digestive disorder track their symptoms and communicate with their doctor. The program is one of a growing number of medical “apps” being developed for handheld devices.

Dr. Stephan R. Weinland, who works at the University of North Carolina Center for Functional G1 Disorders in Chapel Hill and also sees patients at his Behavioral Health Associates practice in Mebane, last week launched an app, called IBS Symptom Tracker, that allows patients to monitor irritable bowel syndrome...