Can Technology Reduce Loneliness?
The negative impact of loneliness on health has been receiving more attention in the published literature. A recent study in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology suggests that over 17%…
A Proposed Standard of Obesity Care
Since the 1980s the CDC has been tracking state-level rates of obesity, despite numerous local efforts to alter food and activity environments, the rates of obesity have remained high…
Digital Health Apps- How do consumers decide what good is?
The space under the digital health umbrella resembles a crowded beach In the Summertime - apps for behavioral health, obesity, and diabetes dominate the early-to-market solutions. On the app…
Nature is Healing…How Much Do We Need?
A large body of literature points to the healing powers of spending time in nature; positively impacting obesity, cardiovascular disease, mental health, and asthma. Recent work in the NHS…
Sleep- an Elixer to Combat Obesity?
Evidence shows the importance of getting a good night's sleep- 7 hours seems to be the magic number; more or less is associated with negative implications for blood pressure,…
Stepping Back From 10,000 Steps- Is Less Now More?
The evidence on the importance of being physically active for health and longevity is robust- that's not in doubt; activity levels are often pitted against weight loss science to declare a…
Artificial Intelligence: Holy Grail or Hype in Healthcare?
If you are reading any healthcare related article, it is difficult to escape the exponential rise of articles about the application of Artifical Intelligence (AI) in healthcare. AI's positioning is…
Digital Health- “fail early, fail often” meets “first do no harm”
Seth Frank coined the term digital health in 2000; the early framing included internet-based content to improve health and chronic condition management and has more recently been expanded to include…
RoboFido for your Health – Your Robopet is ready to keep you company!
In the past decade, you have probably seen some cute videos of robot pets coming out of Japan, a country often first for technology trends. Given Japan's aging population, attention…
Moving from Healthcare to Health- Flourishing
Over 80 years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"…