Company Seeking Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Tool
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.A young diagnostics company has turned a $500,000 SBIR grant it won last year into an assay that it hopes will eventually help researchers and clinicians detect…
How to Engage Patients: Start with Strategic Planning
Patient engagement is on the minds of healthcare leaders today who care about the Affordable Care Act and its driver, healthcare reform. Patient engagement is on the minds of healthcare…
Pump, Rub, Clean, Repeat: Save Lives with Proper Hand Hygiene
Flu season. Deadly super bugs. Whatever the threat of disease or infection, hand washing, as simple and obvious at it seems, is always one of the first and highest recommended…
Olive Oil: Oil of the Gods
The Almighty Olive Oil originated in Ancient Greece and has a multitude of uses. Of course we all know how wonderfully tasty and healthy olive oil is when used in…
90-Plus Living Longer and Smarter
Those surviving past the age of 90 today are living longer and are mentally sharper than those born a decade earlier. A Danish study has shown that people born in…
Medical Marijuana
The recent apology by CNN’s Sanjay Gupta as he changed his mind about medical marijuana is good, but hardly groundbreaking among the medical profession. Over 75% of physicians believe marijuana…
Data-Driven Exercise for the Disabled
Machines can be used by able-bodied and disabled athletes Machines can be used by able-bodied and disabled athletesA few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the PARC facility…
118 Twitter Feeds Every Food Activist Needs to Follow
For anyone interested in changing the food system today, Twitter has proven to be a valuable tool for getting updated on current events, taking inspiration from individuals and organizations in…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Tried Yoga Once? Try Again.
When I tell people that I am a yoga teacher, they very often respond, “Oh, I tried yoga once. I wasn’t any good.” When I tell people that I am…
All-in-One Photo-Sharing App for Docs: The Cool, the Gross, and the Puzzling
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.Imagine opening your Instagram app and being greeted with photos of an amputated, infected human leg, or a diabetic foot ulcer. Originally published on MedCityNews.com.Imagine opening your…
