99 Cent Urinalysis App Raises Questions About mHealth Standards
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The uChek urinalysis app made a splash last month with its launch in the iTunes App Store, but it did not appear to follow the same pre-market requirements as analogous conventional urine analyzers, contributing to questions about mobile health regulatory oversight and innovation.
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