HINZ: Health IT in New Zealand
My colleagues had warned me and sure enough, the moment I got off the airplane in Rotorua, New Zealand, I immediately picked up the rotten egg aroma of sulfur that…
Social Media, Research and Community Managers
One of the best perks of my new job at ELLICSR at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is the opportunity to collaborate with a team of researchers, most notably Jackie…
Attack of the Superbugs: Time to Stand Up Against the Antibiotics Feeding Frenzy
The warnings keep coming. The studies keep warning. We are overdoing it on antibiotics. They are over-prescribed by our doctors. They are over-supplied to our farm animals. And we seem…
Get the Most Out of RSNA by Using the RSNA 2013 Mobile App
Last year, we wrote a blog post detailing how to get the most out of RSNA using social media. Those tips are still accurate and make for a helpful guide…
Morning-After Pill Doesn’t Prevent Pregnancies for Women Over 176 Lbs.
The European company HRA Pharma, which makes Norlevo, a morning-after pill that is chemically identical to the U.S. The European company HRA Pharma, which makes Norlevo, a morning-after pill that…
Creative Proposal for Spreading Fewer Germs in Hospitals: Fist Bumping
First published on MedCityNews.com. Here’s an interesting proposal from researchers at West Virginia University School of Medicine: Healthcare could prevent nonsocomial infections by taking a cue from bro culture. First published…
The Power of LinkedIn Showcase Pages
LinkedIn, the powerful business social media network unveiled their latest feature Showcase Pages last week. This new feature allows companies to highlight different aspects of their business. One of the…
Infants with Alzheimer’s Gene Already Show Brain Development Differences
About one quarter of Americans carry the APOE-E4 gene, a known risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. About one quarter of Americans carry the APOE-E4 gene, a known risk factor…
Four Lesser-Known Ways to Enhance Your Web Presence
For effective healthcare marketing, it’s not a question of having an Internet presence - just about every doctor, group medical practice, hospital and healthcare organization has at least one website.…
Person-Centered Healthcare: Imagine Yelp for Your Hospital
Hospitals may have been slow to jump on the social media bandwagon, but it turns out these platforms may actually help to improve patient care. Hospitals across the country are…
