Mobile Health Around the Globe: OrraHealth Transcription Software Makes Transcription Easy
Orra Health is a digital transcription and a workflow management app from India, meant for US, UK andAustralian physicians. It includes a digital voice recorder,…
The Granny Plan: Healthy Food
It’s no surprise that Americans are tilting the scales in the wrong direction. We are straining our waistlines and health coverage beyond the limits.Unfortunately we live in a culture that…
Will Eating Chocolate Increase Your Chances For A Nobel Prize?
We all want to not only improve or cognitive function but to preserve it as we age. Certain dietary flavonoids improve cognition and these can be found in foods…
Delivering Collaborative Breast Cancer Care in the Oncology Medical Home
October is National Breast Cancer month and many supporters will be indulging in pink and racing for the cure. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), breast…
The Doctor Becomes The Patient: Lessons Learned From Wearing A Gown
Physicians are terrible patients. That fact is one of the few absolutes in medicine. I can remember developing an acute appendicitis as a medical student. I remember the fear, the…
Twitter Chats Build Community – My Contribution to the Mayo Clinic’s New Social Media Book
On Wednesday, the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media introduced Bringing the Social Media Revolution t On Wednesday, the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media introduced Bringing the Social Media Revolution to…
One Injection (Flu Shot Anthem)
One Injection: The Flu ShotSo we’re hoping that this video raises awareness about the importance of our seasonal influenza vaccination. Myths about flu shot, dispelled: One Injection: The Flu ShotSo…
Person-Centered HealthCare: EndoGoal – the Diabetes App That Rewards
As a pediatric endocrinologist and health behavior researcher, I am familiar with what works in diabetes, what doesn't work in diabetes, and what is needed. As a pediatric endocrinologist and…
Startup Trends in Medtech
If you have access to large amounts of data, your natural inclination is to use it whenever possible to answer specific questions that may arise. Suffice it to say that,…
NCDs Check-up Convened to Empower Collaboration and Motivate Change
I had the opportunity to join an esteemed panel of health care and policy experts at The Washington Post this week for a panel event “The Check-up: Noncommunicable Diseases,” to…
