The digital health space is experiencing exponential growth. A key area for health care to consider is how well these digital therapeutics work as part of care delivery. Traditionally, health…
I have written in the past about the thousands of apps for health that exist. Many won't make it in the long run as the runway to get…
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst regularly publishes insights on crucial topics in health care, the September issue authored by Dr. Kevin Volpp from the University of…
It is rare that an article hits upon many of the complexities of obesity, but a recent Huffington Post article calls the science into sharp relief- and also asks why…
It is hard to escape how technology has integrated into our daily lives. I am always struck the many heads bowed down to look at phones while walking on any…
A couple of things have been bubbling in the digital ether this week that speaks to increasing awareness and shift about the role technology plays in our daily lives, how…
There's a growing cacophony of voices calling for a clear plan to bring an ethical dimension to technology. A few things are at play here: the recent use of big…
For centuries, Eastern spiritual philosophies have had the principles of mindfulness and meditation as part of their formal observations. In recent decades, the West has begun to adopt these practices…
This week I am attending the Health Experience Design Conference in Boston, hosted annually by Mad*Pow. Many speakers have referred to the need to develop and evolve the evidence base…
More Phones than Humans on Planet Earth We reached a milestone in 2014: the number of phones on the planet surpassed the number of people for the first time -…