The Good And Bad About 'Pokémon Go'

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By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- It seems like just yesterday that the streets, parks and playgrounds —virtually anywhere people traveled— we full of individuals looking at their handheld smartphones trying to capture various Pokémon. The good news is it got people out and exercising, but the bad news was hunting Pokémon led to people not knowing where they were going and the potential to get injured.

Sadly, there were several reports of this happening.

The 'Pokémon Go' phenomenon seems to be abating. This might be good news in some respects, but healthcare experts are worried. It all has to do with so called health apps and a fickle public. According to a report in Healthcare IT News it is a running joke in the industry that people only use a healthcare fitness app until the battery wears out.

There is another problem: consumers are confused because there are so many health and fitness apps available that it is hard to keep them straight.

'Pokémon Go' was an accidental health app backed up by a 20-year-old franchise and it's in decline -- not good news for other health apps.