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CT visualization on the iPhone
Mashable had an interesting post this morning about data visualization on the iPhone. On the list was Ziostation, which allows users to manipulate CT images …
Why this fear of vaccines?
An insightful post by John Trimmer on the site "Ars Technica" highlights a fascinating analysis in PLoS Biology about why many have come to believe …
Settlement reached in New York hospital death
A June 2008 videotape of Esmin Elizabeth Green lying on the floor of the psychiatric emergency room in Brooklyn's Kings County Hospital provoked outrage among …
Yes, you're eating for two, but…
I stopped weighing myself about 8 months into my pregnancy (it just became too depressing after awhile), but there is good reason for mothers-to-be to …
A focus on women's health
The first hour of yesterday's Forum (on KQED-FM) was dedicated to women's health and the NIH's attempts to establish research priorities in this area. That …
They're a family
Lambda Legal, the gay rights organization, has filed a federal lawsuit that could challenge policies at hospitals nationwide. The suit against Jackson Memorial Hospital in …
Hold that phone
Don't take that call just yet. Researchers in Turkey who tested the cellular phones of 200 doctors and nurses in hospital intensive care units and …
What World of Warcraft can show about pandemics
There's an incredibly interesting post on Health Disparities discussing the Corrupted Blood virtual pandemic on World of Warcraft, the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game. …
Fuchs: just say no to more government insurance
Well-known health economist Victor Fuchs, PhD, has been keeping a close eye on national healthcare reform efforts, and he has some concerns about the recent …
Brian Eule discusses Match Day book
In this 1:2:1, Brian Eule talks about his new book, Match Day: One Day and One Dramatic Year in the Lives of Three New Doctors. …
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 …
Death in birth
With less than a month to go before my delivery date, maternal deaths are probably the last thing I should be reading about. But a …
More sleep for medical residents?
Six years after rules went into effect that restricted the long hours worked by many physicians in training, the Institute of Medicine is calling for …
Narcolepsy = autoimmune disease
Also lost in the swine-flu shuffle this week was some pretty interesting sleep-disorder news. Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, a well-known narcolepsy researcher, and colleagues have …
New AIDS czar a good fit
Amid the furor over swine flu, a very important bit of health policy news seems to have been buried. President Obama just appointed a new …