Lifesaving Goes Digital
If someone collapsed in front of you, would you know what to do? You can find out by downloading the new Lifesaver app, a crisis simulator for smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Find out more about it at FastCo.CREATE.
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Trendsighting: Group Appointments with Doctors
Nearly 13 percent of family physicians conducted group appointments in 2010, up from 6 percent in 2005, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Some studies have found that group visits can improve health. In an Italian trial involving more than 800 Type 2 diabetes patients, the group patients had lower blood glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, and BMI levels after four years than the patients receiving individual care.
Read more about it at NBCNews.com.
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Take Part in World Water Day
Did you know today is World Water Day? Every year approximately 2.4 million deaths (4.6 percent of all deaths globally) could be prevented if people practiced good hygiene and had access to adequate sanitation and water. More than 1.8 million people—mostly children—die every year from water-borne diseases. You can help.
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Digital Healthcare Virgins, Beware
What will it take for the tech revolution to work its wonders on healthcare? Like most VCs these days, I, too, am betting the farm on digital technology transforming the whole sector, but I’m also certain that it will take more than inspired geeks in a garage creating killer apps.
According to popular tech mythology, everything changes when a couple of plucky tech wizards figure out things that lumbering corporate behemoths just don’t get. Unencumbered by bureaucracy and ingrained habits, they see solutions and opportunities where others just see problems and obstacles.
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