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2016: Opportunities and Challenges in Health Care

In 2016, mHealth technology will occupy center stage in transforming clinical care and clinical research.  Smartphone-linked wearable sensors will turn science fiction into reality as these mobile diagnostic tools provide the in depth information that enables   ...

Why the Google mug leaves such a bitter taste

Guest post by SPM member Katherine Kelly Leon @KatherineKLeon of the famous “SCAD sisters,” spotlighted in this 2011 post. This is about the “Your Googling” mug many of us discussed last week. Coffee mugs are like totems, spiritual items that...
“Where can I get that mug???”

“Where can I get that mug???”

You can’t make this stuff up. One of our most-commented posts ever was Monday’s The truth about that “your Googling and my medical degree” mug, about the coffee mug that went viral on Facebook this week. Well, some docs saw it and emailed, asking where to...

The e-Patient “e”s reach Japan!

As a social movement, we like to track the progress of the e-patient concept as it moves around the world. The e-patient message has been presented in at least fourteen countries that I know of. A few hours ago on Twitter, SPM member Matthew Holt, of the famous...

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