How Social Media is “Consumerizing” Healthcare
In 2004, Aaron Levie was still a college student at USC conducting research into online storage options for his class project.The need to access data from different places or devices…
Top 10 April Fools Day Jokes of 2013
It seems April Fools is not limited to pulling pranks on friends and family. For year companies as well as news publications have and continue to strategize ways in which…
Wing of Zock “Chart Review” Blog Carnival, April 2013 Edition
Compiled by Jennifer Salopek and Sarah SoniesWelcome to the April edition of Chart Review. This month’s series has a great collection of posts covering Match Day, health information technology, SXSW,…
Patient History Doesn’t Have to be Complicated Anymore
Keeping track of family medical history can get confusing and complicated. Folders, papers and records can be all over the place. Keeping track of family medical history can get confusing…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Medic Mobile Uses Mobile Technology to Improve Global Health
Medic Mobile is an organization based in San Francisco that uses mobile technology to help their partners with global health projects. After a successful project in Malawi, Medic Mobile has…
BioAid App Turns the iPhone into a Hearing Aid
Originally posted on Gizmag on March 28, 2013 Originally posted on Gizmag on March 28, 2013It’s so obvious when you think about it. The iPhone has a microphone, a computer…
Emperor Cholesterol Has No Clothes!
Here is a story of public policy gone awry when it strays from strict science-based evidence. Here is a story of public policy gone awry when it strays from strict…
Cost & Caregiving Impact from Alzheimer’s Disease
According to the recently published, Alzheimer’s Association, 2013 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Volume 9, Issue 2 According to the recently published, Alzheimer’s Association, 2013 Alzheimer’s Disease…
Medical Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment – Do Physicians Want Cost Control?
Truth is more absurd than fiction. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s wacky ban on certain sizes of sugary beverages, a scheme which was riddled with inconsistencies and exceptions, was properly squashed…
8 Reasons To Get a Massage Today
Ask anyone who’s had a massage, and you’ll get an earful about how relaxing the experience is. While that’s certainly enough incentive to book yourself the next available appointment, few…
