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Our friends over at NursingSchools.net sent over a great article about the top 10 trends in mobile medicine. I’ve posted the first five head on over to their website for the rest. (NursingSchools.net) Using cell phones to detect airborne toxins: Cell phones are everywhere these days, and I do mean everywhere: There are 4.6 [...]
An interesting topic for discussion. [CNN] There’s few cooler health technology video clips on the web than Stephan Colbert roll out on an advanced wheelchair created by Dean Kamen. Here’s the clip: Clip 1 The second clip is their discussion on the role of technology in America. Check it out here: Clip 2 [Comedy Network] In this talk, Ken Kamler, an experienced surgeon talks about his experience on Mount Everest. His story tells of the limits of human physiology and will power. After listening to this story it is amazing to think of how humans survive without modern health technology.
As science and technology evolve, injuries and diseases generally remain the same. As such, modern ways of treating these ailments may or may not evolve over time. This article published by Wired, talks about which surgeries remain the same and which have dramatically changed over time. Here’s an excerpt: “That’s one of the good things about [...] credit: Daniel Terdimen A nice Saturday read, Daniel Terdimen over at CNET profiles Scott Summit, an industrial designer changing the way prostheses are designed and manufactured. Summit has many game changing points in his speeches, especially when discussing complexity and how in the future you will pay the same for complex models as simple. [CNET] Fraunhofer IFAM Currently most metal screws are made of metal and in some cases, such as ligament repair, these screws need to be removed after a certain amount of healing. These repeat procedures slow the healing process and are a huge inconvenience for patients. Luckily this may be a thing of the past in many [...] There is quite a movement for physicians to incorporate web 2.0 capabilities into medical environments. Here’s an inside look at the The Next Generation of Doctors that are transforming the way we imagine the transfer of information and patient/doctor interactions.
For more info on Health/Medicine 2.0 check out this wiki Here’s a nice long video for your Saturday afternoon. I had the pleasure of meeting Craig Venter a few years back where he spoke on this topic at my university. The things he said in that speech still stick with me today. Here is a similar speech that he gave at TEDmed this past [...]
Image courtesy of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council For many people the “beep beep” of an electrocardiogram (heart monitor) is symbolic of hospitals and health care facilities everywhere. This may not be the case for too much longer. A breakthrough heart scanner is being developed at the University of Leeds that actually measures [...] |
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