23 Mobile Apps Changing the Food System
There are currently more than one billion smartphones in use across the world – and that figure is projected to double by 2015. As the use of “smart” mobile devices continues to…
Patients Shouldn’t Have to Tell Doctors to Wash Their Hands
Hospitals struggle to get doctors and nurses to wash their hands. That’s a serious problem, since hand washing is one of the keys to reducing healthcare acquired infections that afflict…
Lyme Disease Vaccine: Cautionary Tale or Opportunity for Renewed Activism?
First published on Medical Daily First published on Medical DailyA recent New York Times opinion piece calls for a return of the vaccine for Lyme disease. "Return?" you ask. Most people never knew…
Empathy, Humanity and Design at GE Healthcare
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.A medical procedure can be the most emotional, frightening thing to go through. Yet, healthcare is so technical and process-driven that the emotions around it so often…
#ObamaCare and You: The Health Insurance Marketplace and Small Business
(Editor's Note: The following is the first in a series of four exclusive HealthWorks Collective interviews on Health Policy by our Washington DC reporter, Steven Goldstein) (Editor's Note: The following…
Box Challenges Developers to Build Apps for Patient Education
Nephosity iPad appOriginally published on MedCityNews.com. Nephosity iPad appOriginally published on MedCityNews.com.Six months ago, Box CEO Aaron Levie said the cloud storage company was HIPAA compliant and wanted to manage…
How to Prevent COPD Exacerbations Without Medication
COPD exacerbations, or a sudden worsening of symptoms, can pose serious health risks for those suffering with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD exacerbations, or a sudden worsening of symptoms, can…
October 1st: A Date to Show That Everyone Matters
If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.― Warren Buffett If you’re…
Over 200 Mobile Apps For Dermatology – But Can “Dr. Mole” Ever Be Truly Accurate…Or Accountable?
In a review of new possibilities within the realm of cyber diagnosis, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine discovered 229 mobile apps, most of which are free,…
Is Digital Health the Key to Bringing Control to Drug Costs?
A recent article in Forbes by Matthew Herper points to one of the most significant opportunities for innovation in medicine – drug development costs. A recent article in Forbes by Matthew Herper points to…
