Text4Baby update: Forty states are in the process of creating Text4Baby coalitions and encouraging nurses to talk up the program, according to a recent report in Time magazine. The report also notes that another major television channel, besides MTV, is also promoting the text message powered service: Telemundo. More

iPlato has a new customer, this time outside of the UK: Lexum European Eye Clinic, a network of private ophthalmology clinics in the Czech Republic, can now opt-in to receivw appointment reminders and health information from their eye doctors via text message thanks to iPlato. More

IBM, Novartis, Vodafone aid anti-malaria groups: Using a mix of text messages, Google Maps and cloud software, organizers of a pilot program report that they have saved hundreds of lives in the past few months by tracking inventory in remote areas with greater efficiency. More

iTriage goes to Germany: Healthagen, which developed iTriage, announced an international agreement with Asklepios, the largest privately-held hospital system operating in Germany. More