• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, June 4, 2014

Random iPhone App of the week: PoopMD is a mobile app, developed by Johns Hopkins Children's Center and HCB Health, that helps parents monitor for abnormalities in their newborn's stool, namely the light-colored stool associated with biliary atresia, the leading cause of pediatric end-stage liver disease. Using color recognition software, PoopMD allows parents to snap a photo of their baby's stool, receive feedback on its color within seconds (anything but red, black and white is OK), email the photo and results to their baby's doctor, and store results for future reference. The app also sends reminder notifications for stool-color checks every two weeks between birth and the first 60 days of life. Download the free app here.