Mobile Health Around the Globe: Smartphone Microscope for Nano Particle Detection
Scientists at UCLA and at the California NanoSystems Institute have developed a small portable microscope that attaches to the camera module of a smartphone and detects nano particles including bacteria…
Symptoms of Iodine Deficiency
What are the consequences of Iodine Deficiency? What are the consequences of Iodine Deficiency? The most severe and true symptom of iodine deficiency is goiter, or an enlarging of the thyroid gland which eventually swells up to…
14 Reasons to Be Hopeful About the Future of Food
When it comes to the future of the food system, it’s hard not to be discouraged. Nearly one billion people are hungry, and another 1.5 billion are obese or overweight.…
Trust Is What Makes Health Care Work: A Success Story from Belgium
When speaking about Belgium, Dr. Florence Hut, physician-in-chief at CHU Brugmann (Brugmann University Hospital) is full of pride. Only a few days ago, Francois Englert, a Belgian theoretical physicist won…
ADA Launches Action for Dental Health
Smiles Are ImportantThe ADA launched a campaign for teeth health which is focusing on three major areas: Smiles Are ImportantThe ADA launched a campaign for teeth health which is focusing…
Slow Going on EMR Adoption in Puerto Rico
This week I’ve been hanging out at the beautiful El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico to meet w This week I’ve been hanging out at the beautiful El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico to…
What’s the Deal with the Exchanges?
Whether it is a website or a retail store, good marketing requires focusing on the product you are trying to sell. You feature it in the window display, whether that…
Mobius Therapeutics Lands $3M for Eye Surgery Drug Kits
First published on MedCityNews.com. Now that it’s gotten some sales traction and a fresh round of capital, Mobius Therapeutics is ready to double its sales forceFirst published on MedCityNews.com. Now that it’s…
Calling in Sick: It Happens Everywhere, But in Some Countries It Matters More
You wake up coughing, still tired, and running a fever. Question: Go to work or stay home? You wake up coughing, still tired, and running a fever. Question: Go to…
Google Glass in Surgery: Hangout on Air
HOA: Google Glass in SurgeryI took part in a Google+ Hangout On Air yesterday hosted by Kathi Brown on the use of Google Glass in surgery.Host: Kathi Browne Glass Explorer and…
