Silicon Valley has a Problem Problem by Melissa-Riva Tev is the most important thing I've read in a couple of weeks. It seems that what Silicon Valley identifies as a problem typically isn't a problem. This is true when it comes to health. A onesie sensor that texts a parent when a baby rolls over doesn't represent the solution to a problem. Access to drinking ... Continue Reading about Silicon Valley Has a Health Problem Problem
Stay Tuned for Number Two
I’m thrilled to announce my latest project, Looking Out for Number Two. As you might imagine, it’s a book about poo. Specifically, baby poo. Imagine Number Two as a slightly irreverent guide to digestive health during the first year of life. From the curiosities of stool color and burp science to grunting baby syndrome and the power of the microbiome, Number Two will ... Continue Reading about Stay Tuned for Number Two
The Public Physician Free Download
2020 Update: The Public Physician has been updated and converted from an e-book to an online resource. Check out our landing page here. I hope you enjoy it. Great news: The Public Physician is now available for free in a new, updated version. Released as a PDF in the fall of 2014, it's been exciting to see TPP evolve as a valued resource for medical ... Continue Reading about The Public Physician Free Download
Take the Medicine X | Symplur Signals Research Challenge
Stanford Medicine X in partnership with the analytics masterminds at Symplur have launched a brilliant competition designed to spark scholarly research activity in healthcare social media. The Stanford Medicine X | Symplur Signals Research Challenge asks all healthcare stakeholders to submit proposals to improve our understanding of how public dialog is changing ... Continue Reading about Take the Medicine X | Symplur Signals Research Challenge
How Not to be Irrelevant in Health Care
Wow. I spent the afternoon interviewing Dr. Eric Topol, the Original Dean of Digital Medicine. There’s no one who has better defined the the radical transformation currently underway in medicine. And if you do anything related to medicine and you haven’t read The Creative Destruction of Medicine or The Patient Will See You Now, consider yourself on the fast track ... Continue Reading about How Not to be Irrelevant in Health Care
Why Health Care Isn’t More Like Starbucks (yet)
Making health care feel like buying a latte or catching an Uber ride is our new obsession. This week Forbes asked why health care cannot be more like Starbucks. In a world buzzing with health precision, it’s a reasonable question. When I think about why my clinic can’t run like a Starbuck’s drive through, I look to Clayton Christiansen and Jason Hwang. Their ... Continue Reading about Why Health Care Isn’t More Like Starbucks (yet)