Wireless technology is increasingly becoming a popular solution to streamline health-care practices, but one company is taking the integration of wireless services a step further. …
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Why health-care professionals should blog
There's a reasonably good post today on the Better Health blog about why health-care professionals should blog. While I don't agree with some of the …
OK, now drivers who text REALLY freak me out
I'm a vociferous talking-on-cellphone-while-driving opponent. I think people who do it are dumber than dirt, and I USED to think that people who text are …
Gene therapy may cure color blindness
A gene therapy technique developed by researchers at the University of Washington has just been used to cure color blindness in adult monkeys. In the …
Americans increasingly browsing before breakfast
According to an article in the New York Times yesterday, many Americans now make the Internet their first stop of the morning: After six to …
WolframAlpha improves its medical capabilities
WolframAlpha has improved its abilities to handle medical queries. Wolfram explains the changes in an entry on the WolframAlpha blog: Wolfram|Alpha allows you to query …
List of biomedical journals on Twittter
A medical librarian in the Netherlands, @laikas, has started a comprehensive list of biomedical journals on Twitter. Readers are also invited to make updates to …
Obama tries the da Vinci surgical robot
According to the White House blog, President Obama tried out the Da Vinci surgical robot during a visit to the Cleveland Clinic last week. The …
Medscape now available on iPhone
According to Medgaget: Medscape has released a free iPhone application featuring a drug database and interaction checker, as well as a directory of physicians and …
The not-so-naked eye
Maybe it's because my disposable lenses are reaching the end of their lifespan, leaving me squinty and dry-eyed, but I find myself following the latest …
Wolfram Alpha launches, talks medicine
Wolfram Alpha launched last week and has been touted as a threat to Google, but the comparison isn't appropriate at the moment. Wolfram Alpha is …