There are many powerful diagnostic tools. But, sadly one of the most effective is hindsight. How many times has a patient delayed a visit to the doctor either misreading or ignoring symptoms? The human cost can be enormous and the impact on budgets and...

A global economic crisis and shrinking budgets shouldn't be a barrier to innovation. In fact the current conditions challenge us to be smarter and more resourceful than ever before. I keep hearing people talking about 'making do with what we have'...

Launched a couple of days ago, Bing Health Maps is a great example of how to make geographically tagged healthcare data meaningful and useful for citizens, clinicians and policymakers alike. It's also beautifully simple. By layering data from the...

This week I found out how to avoid temptation, resist addiction to junk food and erase bad memories. Yes, it's another week of news about the brain, which continues to fascinate and delight researchers worldwide. So here we are. Five things we learnt...

A British colleague tried summing it up. "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Was HIMSS 2010 really that subdued? A week or so ago, I predicted that the event would be extremely sober, and that while the U.S. healthcare market is in...

Not so long ago I proposed that the industry stop talking about the future so much and focus more on the present. Well, I’m now about to eat my own words. But you know what, I don’t mind a bit because what I saw on Sam Basta’s Healthcare...

The iPhone was one of the biggest success stories of the last decade, truly changing the way the most people look at their phones. A large part of this success is undeniably due to the App Store. More than just a communication tool, the iPhone has given...