Pharma and Pinterest – The Good, The Bad, And The Bland.
GE Healthcare recently commissioned an online survey to gain more insight on how social media can affect health behaviors. Here are some key findings from the report - a motivator for…
The Nursing Shortage Myth
For years we’ve read that the US faces a looming shortage of nurses. Shortfalls in the hundreds of thousands of nurses are routinely predicted. These predictions have been good for…
Saying Goodbye
It's Friday afternoon and I check the day's schedule. A name jumps out at me and I groan a little and worry--what am I going to say to someone I've…
Herbal Supplements and Dentistry
Herbal Supplements - are made from natural plants and are utilized by some people to supplement traditional medical treatments. Herbal supplements are not considered drugs and are not regulated by the Food and Drug…
Social Media in Healthcare: How to Harness the Marketing Opportunity
Social Media: Part One Social Media: Part One Social media (SM) has swiftly engrained itself in nearly every corner of contemporary culture and daily living. And that includes healthcare where, among…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Healthcare Technology in the 21st Century
Is the cloud the cure for what ails you? It could be, if service providers and telehealth device manufacturers have anything to say about it. Is the cloud the cure…
Is Colonoscopy the Best Colon Cancer Screening Test?
The medical arena, like society at large, is permeated with self-interest. This reality makes me very skeptical that comparative effectiveness research, which I support, will get airborne. In medicine, every…
Fight the Flu. It Starts with You.
Influenza (better known as the Flu), has always been a potentially deadly illness, but most strains can be fought off by young healthy people. A person with influenza or a…
Digital Health 2013: Innovating Partnerships for Better Care
With the kick-off of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, digital health was found to play an increasingly prominent role. From panel discussions to product launches, there was a…
A New Culture of Learning by John Seely Brown
If you want to succeed, double your failure rate. Thomas Watson, Founder–IBM If you want to succeed, double your failure rate. Thomas Watson, Founder–IBM John Seely Brown, fondly referred to…
