HealthVaulth: mHealth Heavy Weight
Several years ago Google Health was developing a personal health record. It failed to attract much interest due to consumer apathy and lack of interoperability with electronic medical records and…
Prevent Cold or Flu: 3 Public Places to Avoid
Hidden bacteria are lurking all around us in places we commonly visit each and every day. Remember that young child you saw sneeze in Starbucks, who proceed to wipe her…
Blood Pressure and Tax Season
Nothing is certain, but blood pressure does increase at the end of winter and begin Nothing is certain, but blood pressure does increase at the end of winter and beginning…
Emergency Room – Don’t Use It For Primary Care!
Short White Coat blogger Ishani Ganguli marvels at a frank UK ad (advert?) discouraging people with non-serious illnesses or conditions from clogging up the emergency room. It shows a line…
Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame Now Taking Nominations For 2013
Do you know an individual or organization that has significant contributions to the healthcare Internet field at a local, state or national level? Someone who has: Do you know an…
End-of-Life Decisions
Don't wait to make end-of-life decisions. This is a touchy topic and one that most people (medical professionals included here) do NOT like to talk about. But everyone should be urged…
Insomnia: Fears and Treatment – Part II
If my hypothesis (see previous post, Part 1) proves correct that fear of insomnia increases insomnia, successful treatment should involve mastery of the fear. We know from both experience and…
Duke Health and Facebook Advertising Case Study
Facebook has released a case study that highlights the success of Duke Health's advertising on its social networking site. One recent study found that healthcare organizations spend the most on Facebook advertising,…
New PPP Tests Innovations in Health Aid
At the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) recent annual meeting in Panama, the two richest men in the world – Carlos Slim and Bill Gates - discussed their contributions to a…
What Do Patients Want From Pharma?
If it seems like we are always asking ourselves this question, that’s probably a good thing. All relationships require nurturing and regular self-examination. If it seems like we are always…
