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It's been rumored for some time, and today it was finally confirmed: Google Health, having failed to "catch on the way" the company "would have hoped," will see the lights go dim on Jan. 1, 2012.

A health portal used by patients and doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is now accessible on iPhones and iPads, thanks to the new mobile HealthTrak application. With its innovative approach to managing patient health - through technology like eVisits and tethered records - easy access to the portal is becoming more important than ever.

AT&T this week announced a management service that allows physicians to access medical images from the cloud via their mobile devices. Additionally, it announced a partnership with Annapolis, Md.-based Zephyr Technology to provide wireless access to its biometric devices.

Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) have developed tools that expand the use of ultrasound during spaceflight and on Earth, especially in rural and underserved locations.The tools include techniques that streamline training and help remote experts guide non-physician astronauts to perform ultrasound exams. Ultrasound can be used to assess numerous conditions - fractured bones, collapsed lungs, kidney stones, organ damage and other ailments,

A developer challenge issued this spring by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, aimed at inspiring innovation in health IT Web applications, has awarded its prize to a multilingual EMR interface.An panel of industry leaders has tapped the Meducation SMART app as the winner of the $5,000 prize, chosen from 15 applications submitted the SMART Platform Apps Challenge since its launch in March. Six teams received honorable mention.