Health is More Than Healthcare – Can Technology Help?
Photo by Buğra Doğan on Pexels.com 2020 has provided us with plenty to think about; what lessons do we carry forward from living through a pandemic? Many have focused on…
Data in Your Hands – How is Your Heart?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As consumers, we have more health information at our fingertips than ever before. What can it tell us about our health? At a population level,…
Weight Management and Population Health – A Good Match?
Photo by Natasha Spencer on Pexels.com Statistics suggest that 70% of Americans have overweight or obesity, which puts more people at risk for developing additional chronic illnesses. Obesity is a…
Wellbeing as an Economic Indicator- A Broader Lens
As countries deal with the pandemic's impact, is there an opportunity to rethink how we measure the value of a country's wealth? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the most commonly…
Real World Evidence -The Challenges for Digital Health
The gold standard for clinical trials is a randomized controlled trial design (RCT)- here, control and treatment groups are compared while all else is held equal to determine if…
When Depression Lingers- Is There an App for That?
In past blogs, I have written about the value of digital mental health in helping alleviate the burden of depression and anxiety via mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy.…
Digital Health in 2020 Trends and Wishlists
The last decade saw tremendous development in digital health. With the growing penetration of smartphone ownership globally, having tools at your fingertips to support health and wellness is commonplace.…
Intersectional Thinking Necessary to Address Obesity
This week's headlines are dominated by a series of new papers that address red meat consumption and health. I am not going to discuss those papers in this blog post.…
More Opportunities to Leverage Digital Phenotypes- Some Cautions
In last week's blog post, I wrote about the value of being able to make personalized care recommendations based on the evidence base. The challenge of Randomized Control Trials…
Beyond Blood- The New Era of Digital Biomarkers
With the Theranos scandal now fading into Silicon Valley lore, the reality of digital biomarkers and the data derived from devices is teeming with information, opportunity and the need for…