Morning Read: Questions about mobile medical devices on an airplane

Here’s an interesting thought about mobile health we haven’t addressed yet: What’s going to happens with electronic gadgets and commercial airlines? Will the FAA soon require us to turn off wireless heart rate monitors and smart glucose pumps the way we have to turn off MP3 players and laptops when taking off and landing? A NYT article prompted commentary from Neil Versel, who suggests that mobile health devices shouldn’t have to be turned off since they don’t distract passengers from hearing announcements on the plane.

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