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iPads becoming more popular among Pharmaceutical sales reps
The iPads growing influence in the Medical realm has been well documented, but now comes a report highlighting how Apple’s popular tablet computer is also making an impact in the pharmaceutical realm. According to a survey recently conducted by Manhattan Research, approximately 65% of polled physicians indicated that they had had an interaction with a […]
Continue reading...Using an iPad while getting an MRI
Monday, March 19, 2012
There’s nothing fun about getting an MRI, and if you happen to be even a little bit claustrophobic, the experience can quite easily be jarring. So to help alleviate the emotional stress that can accompany an MRI, GE and PDC are exploring ways to integrate the iPad into the MRI experience. The Apple Blog reports: […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs regretted delaying his cancer treatment for 9 months back in 2004
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Steve Jobs’ biographer Walter Isaacson will appear on 60 Minutes this Sunday to talk about all things Jobs and help promote his forthcoming book about the Apple co-founder. CBS has now provided a small preview of the upcoming interview with the most revealing tidbit being that Jobs, in hindsight, expressed regret for waiting 9 months […]
Continue reading...Siri continues trend of Apple products being extremely friendly to the blind
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Apple’s new Siri app for the iPhone 4S has gotten pretty stellar reviews from those lucky enough to give it a go thus far. Here, in the Apple produced video below, we see some of the many uses of Siri. Interestingly, though not at all surprising, the last use-case in the video depicts a blind […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest and pancreatic tumor
Monday, October 10, 2011
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The Santa Clara Count Public Heath Department today released Steve Jobs’ death certificate. The document notes that Jobs died at his home of respiratory arrest and a pancreatic tumor at about 3 p.m. last Wednesday. Fittingly, his occupation was listed as “entrepreneur.” Jobs of course had publicly battled Pancreatic cancer for some time. Though often […]
Continue reading...Yale hands out 64GB iPad 2s to entire Medical School student body
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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You just never know where the iPad 2 is going to show up these days. From airplane cockpits to the NFL, the iPad is increasingly becoming a favored replacement for massive reams of paper. Not too long ago, we reported that the Tampa Bay Buccaneer football team gave all 90 of its players iPad 2s […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs inspired by iPad story of 9-year old with albinism
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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A typical Steve Jobs email story typically goes like this. A curious/worried Mac user emails Steve Jobs regarding a rumor about some product or service he or she is worried about. Steve Jobs the responds with a 1-word answer that confirms the fears of the sender. Next, the Apple blogosphere goes crazy. But this is […]
Continue reading...iAugment iOS app gives users a preview of what breat augmentation would look like
Friday, May 20, 2011
When Apple’s ads say that there’s an app for just about everything, they’re definitely not lying. An enterprising plastic surgeon recently came up with an app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users whereby prospective breast implant patients can see what they’d look like with bigger busts. The app is called iAugment and uses 3D […]
Continue reading...iPad enables legally blind woman to see her kids faces for first time in 30 years
Saturday, May 14, 2011
By Sarah Petit: Apple likes to tout its iPad as magical, and while Apple is of course no stranger to hyperbole, the following story really strikes a chord. The video below profiles Evelyn O’Brien, a woman who has been legally blind for more than 30 years after being diagnosed with Macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is […]
Continue reading...American Medical Association starts an App Contest
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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The American Medical Association has a contest “Apportunity Knocks” to submit ideas for a medical related application that could be made for actual use! They are also promoting their CPT (medical billing codes) App for iOS. The winner will get $5,000 and a trip to the AMA national convention. So if you’re in medicine start […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs travelled to Switzerland in 2009 for special neuroendocrine cancer treatment
Monday, January 31, 2011
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Rightfully so, Apple and Steve Jobs have been tight lipped about what recent medical ailment has forced Steve Jobs to take a step back from Apple and leave day to day duties in the hands of trusty COO Tim Cook. It’s been reported, however, that Jobs had recently experienced a relatively severe “down cycle” in […]
Continue reading...Gabrielle Giffords recovery references iPad use
Monday, January 24, 2011
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In an extremely odd headline that DF’s John Gruber aptly described as Onion-esque, Reuters reported earlier last week that wounded US Representative Gabrielle Gifford was doing better after having been shot in the head by a 22 year old deranged lunatic named Jared Lee Loughner. Just 12 days after she was shot in the head, […]
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Friday, August 17, 2012
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