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In honor of World Whisky Day we head out to Ireland — the Emerald Isle and Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Royal Oak, nestled in the East of Ireland in County Carlow and their special release: The Irishman 17 year” old Single Cask matured in a Sherry butt The distillery itself is set on an 18th Century […]
Catching up With the Digital Doctor It was great to catch up with colleague and friend Dr. Eric Topol (@EricTopol), Executive VP and Professor, Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute Founder and Director, STSI We had a wide-ranging discussion that included some specific incremental steps to better healthcare – include getting the data to the […]
New Prostate Screening Recommendations There’s a lot of talk in the news and spanning many of the social media networks with titles like this Prostate cancer screening recommendations get rolled back by US task force So what’s a man to do? Are we now all supposed to be getting prostate screening tests and what […]
Celebrating Nurses Week National Nurses Week begins on May 6th and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th. An opportunity to celebrate the incredible group of professionals who deliver so much compassion and care in the healthcare system. In my time as a practicing doctor, I was blessed by so many great friends who helped […]
Defeating Loneliness Birthdays Its been an interesting journey on birthday celebrations for me personally. Going back to my childhood and I have some fond memories of birthday celebrations organized by my mother in whatever place we happened to be. No small feat given the transient nature of many of our homes. Thinking back I am not […]
After many years of living in the DC Metro area, I finally managed to attend the HealthData Palooza event at the Washington Hilton (famous for amongst other things the Assassination attempt of Ronald Regan) that first took place in 2010 – created in part as a response to the then newly established Website and database […]
Despite living in the DC Metro area for many years I have never managed to attend this event finding myself unavailable and traveling outside the area. This year I was able to attend the 4th Annual event finding it had grown by 15% from the previous year and now boasts over 700 attendees with an incredibly rich set of […]
Today is Earth Day – an annual event designed to raise awareness of the environment and protection of our planet – this year the focus is on Ending Plastic Pollution Plastic Clean up from the Ocean People come together to celebrate this stunning planet and show support for protecting the environment – everything from simple […]
The Toxic Drumbeat The Toxic drumbeat of the 24/7/365 News Cycle is impacting us all and brought home to me as I was sitting in a waiting room assaulted by the never-ending talking heads on a television playing in the corner of the room proved too much to me this morning. There were others in […]
Patient Status Critical The threat level in Cyberspace keeps rising as evidenced by the recent alerts issued by the US Government (TA18-074A) and the long list of indicators of Compromise (IOC) Targeting critical infrastructure with an extensive list of tools, attacks, and techniques. While this is not new, with cases dating back to Stuxnet in 2007 […]
In the spirit of survival given the overwhelming nature of joining 40,000 people at one conference, I offer up this year’s Incremental Guidance to not only surviving the HIMSS conference but enjoying it too (you can find my HIMSS16 Guide here). This will be my 21st HIMSS and 3rd year as a Social Media ambassador and every year […]
If you’re like me, you’re always trying to find the best deals on your credit card, cable, and phone providers. That may mean calling up every 12 months to renegotiate annual contracts—or threatening to cancel. But for many people, the cost of putting in this time and effort is too high, so they just renew […]
Diverse Engaging and Eclectic What other conferences can you attend that offers you exercise and revitalization programs, alongside engaging presentations from key leaders in some of the top companies in pharmaceuticals, technology, healthcare and a demonstration environment packed with the latest and greatest innovations and technologies? The CNS Summit – now in its 8th year […]
What are my BigIdeas2018 for the healthcare industry? They revolve around 3 topics: Security, Data, and Virtual care Technology continues to move at an exponential pace, leaving virtually no industry untouched. Healthcare is no exception – the technological progress in this space is offering incredible opportunities to improve the health of our population, reduce costs […]
Telemedicine is Good Medicine Historically medicine required a patient to visit a doctor to share their problem and be examined. After the examination, the physician makes a diagnosis and treatment is administered. The downside to this, especially in developing countries like Africa, is that many people do not have access to a physician, or have […]
I practiced Telemedicine with my mother every week when she was alive. We did this on Facetime and it allowed me to catch up with her, see how she was getting on in her home environment. Medicine is practiced the same in countries across the world let alone across state lines. I wish my mother […]
As a physician, it likely won’t (or shouldn’t!) surprise you to hear that my first and foremost focus has, and always will be, on the patient. Whether it be as a practicing physician where I saw patients daily, to numerous opportunities working in both healthcare and computing with consulting firms and technology companies – […]
Is the iPhoneX and overpriced luxury or does it represent fantastic value when you consider the features and functions it delivers and the opportunity to improve your health? Seeing a mobile device as a phone is much like the perception that the Apple Watch is a watch – it’s really not. They selected that form factor and […]
Many patients have underlying issues with their health. Oftentimes, these issues can be identified by certain markers, like a patient’s speech pattern, gait or by looking at vital signs including blood pressure, heart rate, and weight. To an untrained eye, it might be unnoticeable, but physicians are trained to look for these patterns as […]
Incremental Interoperability Can you imagine a sports team that was unable to share? Sharing is Caring and can only be done with open and easy access that includes the clinical team, patients, and their family. Translational Medicine Conference I recently attended the innovative 8th Annual Translational Medicine Conference this past week in Derry/Londonderry Northern Ireland […]
Drug Prices Contribute to Failure of Treatment There’s no escaping the significant increase in drug prices and the apparent disproportionately high prices we pay in the United States when compared to other countries. And then there are the huge price hikes for old drugs like Daraprim by Martin Shkreli and the EpiPen debacle spearheaded by Heather Bresch […]
Changing Your Health with Wearables There are probably very few people around who remember the old stores and how they used to work. Stores where you walked in and someone behind a counter would fetch items at your behest. Perhaps you’ve seen the concept in Little House on the Prairie or perhaps you have […]
The last remnants of summer continue to permeate our lives but coming to a close and as they say in Game of Thrones “Winter is coming”. It might be hard to think about the flu season but now is a great time to think about preventing flu for you and your family members. Each year […]
Total Solar Eclipse This week was special for this self-confessed geek and space nut – witnessing first hand a total solar eclipse. A trip that I had thankfully planned over a year ago. THe hotel we were in was booked out months before the event, flights prices were high and the roads and skies were packed […]
Rethinking Wellness in the Wearable Age This past week I had the privilege of joining ~30 or so people from around the country in Los Angeles to hear about the work Aetna and Apple have been doing as part of their partnership announced last Fall (Aetna to Transform Members’ Consumer Health Experience Using iPhone, iPad and […]
