I never thought I’d say it but I’ve been flirting with Cinchcast. For the uninitiated, Cinchcast allows the simple production of brief podcasts which are housed within Cinchcast and easily shared. It’s intuitive, clean and you can even do it from your iPhone or Android device. It’s brought to you by the folks over at Blog Talk Radio. You can check out my first ... Continue Reading about Cinchcast – A Curiously Simple Platform
Using Evernote to Remember What You Read
Problem: I read a lot of nonfiction. But 6 months after finishing a book I forget the key messages. Solution: So what I’ve done recently is to use Evernote to outline a limited number of key take home points with every non-fiction book I read. Simple. Effective. And it seems it pays off when I least expect it. For example, during SXSH (social health ... Continue Reading about Using Evernote to Remember What You Read
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
In 1951 a young black woman by the name of Henrietta Lacks came to Johns Hopkins with cervical cancer. Doctors took her cells, grew them in a dish, and created the famed HeLa cell line. It was HeLa cells that created the cornerstone of some of the 20th century’s greatest medical advances. One small detail: The treating physicians who took Henrietta’s cells never ... Continue Reading about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
How Doctors Think – How Patients Think
If you want to see the difference between how doctors and patients think, read Jerome Groopman’s How Doctors Think and Thomas Goetz’s The Decision Tree. The contrast is striking. How Doctors Think, while offering a comprehensive review of the cognitive missteps made by physicians, is terminally physician-centric in its analysis of the relationship we share with ... Continue Reading about How Doctors Think – How Patients Think
Why Doctors Should Use LinkedIn
Last week I wrote about why doctors don’t use LinkedIn. While the post intended to break down why doctors weren’t inclined to use LinkedIn, I never meant to suggest that it can’t be helpful for practicing physicians. Enough people messaged me and commented (here and on Better Health) that I feel I should address the issues of doctors and LinkedIn with a broader ... Continue Reading about Why Doctors Should Use LinkedIn
The New England Journal of Medicine Launches iPhone App
Apparently the New England Journal of Medicine was listening yesterday when I suggested to an audience in Chicago that the way to a doctor’s heart is through his smartphone. The NEJM This Week iPhone App went live this morning on iTunes and it’s worth a look. The App offers four pages covering articles, images, audio and video. According to Toby Plewak, NEJM’s ... Continue Reading about The New England Journal of Medicine Launches iPhone App