Expanding Your Social Media Networks
As public health people, we’ve got the family planning messages down. We know how to advise folks in their reproductive years about what to expect and the kinds of things…
Obamacare Simplification: Is That Like “Jumbo Shrimp”?
Summary: A new and improved simplified version of the application for health insurance benefits under Obamacare aka Healthcare Reform is due to be released. Obamacare simplification – is that an…
Support Critical When Treating Mental Health
One of the biggest problems for people who suffer from mental health conditions is isolation. They don’t know where to turn because they are embarrassed or even in denial about…
#HCSM Review – Edition 28 – Connectivity – Request For Submissions
I am proud to host the next edition - The 28th Edition - of the famed HealthCare Social Media Review, to be published on HealthWorks Collective next Wednesday, May 8th,…
Twitter Moves Markets: Can It Impact Disease?
For those who are engaged in social media, nothing is more powerful than an active Twitter account. Twitter demands engagement and fosters a sense of community. Medicine, although quick to…
Why You Must Demand Precision Medicine for Cancer
The Human Genome Project was a really big deal, identifying the genes that make up our body. And quantum leaps in computing power, added to scientific discoveries, have been helping…
A Fitbit Failure Day
I am a Fitbit fan, but I somehow I quit wearing my old one about 5 months ago. At TEDMED, a couple of weeks ago, I got a new one…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Lou Caputo Talks Hand Hygiene Data Tracking
Last week, we listened to Gary Rost explain how Savannah Business Group kept costs down for their members yet achieved a high quality of care. This week, Lou Caputo, CEO…
Commonsense Diet: How many more things do we have to avoid to be healthier
I had my first cultural shock in this country in a supermarket. For the first time, I saw so many types of milk and yogurt. I had no idea what…
Mobile Health and Information Overload: Interview with Dr. Nate Gross
How do you turn the flood of news and information into something useful? That's what we try to do at Delve, and for our Wonk Lens series we ask smart people how…
