Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, is a serial entrepreneur who has invested in a broad portfolio of healthtech startups. He discusses his views on…
The Misfit “Shine” is a new device that empowers people to track their daily activity goals in a simple and elegant way. Sonny Vu and Sridhar Iyengar, co-founders…
Oriane Chausiaux, PhD, and Shamus Husheer, PhD, discuss DuoFertility, a new method to aid couples struggling with infertility. The program monitors over 20,000 physiological measurements to guide couples on the best ways to conceive…
Doximity is linking the medical community together with a new social network. It is a forum for openly talking with colleagues or a place for private group discussions.…
Health 2.0, in conjunction with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), announced a bold new program, Investing in Innovative (“i2”) Initiative, designed to…
Jean-Luc Neptune, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President of Health 2.0, discusses the background behind Health 2.0. Health 2.0 is a media, conference and technology company focused on using…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Free-text searches of electronic medical records (EMRs) perform better than administrative data codes in identifying postoperative complications, a study in the August 24/31…
Marilyn Mann, OD, of Comprehensive Eye Care in Valley Cottage, NY, interviews Terry Peterson, Senior Sales Executive for Carl Zeiss Meditec, regarding the Cirrus HD-OCT, the most advanced…
Pedram Mizani, MD, MHSA, CEO of AmeriClerkships, speaks at the 2010 AMA Annual Meeting, discusses the concept of acculturation. This means training doctors from early on learn culturally…
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, delegate of the AMA Minority Affairs Consortium, talks at the annual AMA delegation about the importance of simplifying labeling to decrease obesity. Standards for…