Mobile Health Around the Globe: Acquapura Tests Drinking Water Purity
How clean is the water you drink? Drinking water purity is a big concern! After all, we are made of 70% water. How clean is the water you drink? Drinking…
Denying care? Concerns with Oregon’s Medicaid Coverage Guidelines
When a document guiding health coverage decisions contains the word "survival" and the phrase "not a covered service," it definitely warrants a closer look, and what we see in a…
NYMIIS: Medical Imaging and Meaningful Use – It Is No Longer an Option
With the creation of RIS, PACS and speech recognition, radiology once led the technology revolution in the healthcare industry. Unfortunately, now it is a sector of that industry that has…
Reducing Medical Errors with Engaged Patients and Culture Change
Originally pubiished on MedCityNews.com. Originally pubiished on MedCityNews.com.“Culture change.” Those words just keep coming up again and again in talk about what’s needed to reduce healthcare costs, to make better…
Interview with Doximity Co-Founder Nate Gross
I recently caught up with Nate Gross (@ng), co-founder of Doximity (
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Mobile Medical Apps
A bit more than two years after releasing their draft guidance, FDA has released the final guidance (pdf) on mobile medical apps (FDA press release). A bit more than two…
Outrages of the Week in Food and Medicine
Ok someone explain the logic behind this to me. The egg isn’t in a cage, so it is allowed to be free- to roam around and enjoy the fresh air?…
5 Simple Behaviors That May Ward Off Dementia
How can you protect yourself against dementia? How can you protect yourself against dementia?While common risk factors for Alzheimer’s are out of our control – including family history, gender, genetics,…
If You Bite It, Write It…
You’ll often hear dietitians (or even personal trainers) recommend you keep a food journal when you’re trying to lose weight or control your blood sugar, especially if you're over 50. …
Garlic, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Cognitive Decline
There are many traditional medicines for promoting longevity and life extension. Although we can measure their direct effects, its more holistic influence is a bit more tricky to understand. For…
