Tag Archive | "Medicine"
Steve Jobs to take another medical leave of absence, will remain on as company CEO
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced via company email today that he will be taking another medical leave of absence but will remain on board as the company’s CEO. The following email was sent to all Apple employees today. Team, At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so […]
Continue reading...iPad growing in popularity among medical technology firms
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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A growing number of companies involved in the medical technology sphere are giving sales employees iPads in an effort to help bolster sales. The Wall Street Journal reports: Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp. are among the drug and medical-device firms making the move, while others say they are testing out the devices. […]
Continue reading...Check yourself for STDs with your mobile phone
Saturday, November 13, 2010
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Guardian reports: Mobile phones and computers will soon be able to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases under innovative plans to cut the UK’s rising rate of herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among young people. Doctors and technology experts are developing small devices, similar to pregnancy testing kits, that will tell someone quickly and privately if they have […]
Continue reading...The iPad as a therapeutic tool for the disabled
Monday, November 1, 2010
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The New York Times reports: Owen Cain depends on a respirator and struggles to make even the slightest movements — he has had a debilitating motor-neuron disease since infancy. Owen, 7, does not have the strength to maneuver a computer mouse, but when a nurse propped her boyfriend’s iPad within reach in June, he did something […]
Continue reading...UK Med School to hand out iPhones to students
Monday, September 27, 2010
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Leeds University announced plans to give its fourth and fifth year medical students iPhone 3GSs to help them access progress files, assessment modules, and other pertinent course and patient information on the go. All told, over 520 med students will be given iPhones and Leeds notes that it’s the first medical school to institute such […]
Continue reading...The iPad starting to infiltrate the Healthcare system
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Despite the well-intentioned efforts of Bill Gates, tablet computing never caught on in a big way for Microsoft. Indeed, tablet computing arguably began, in a mainstream sense, with the release of the iPad this past April. The medical field, however, is one area where tablet computing did see a modicum of success even before Apple entered the fray. […]
Continue reading...Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer self-diagnosed own appendicitis with his iPhone
Friday, May 14, 2010
Imagine the most painful of cramps. Now amplify that by 2. Now imagine that the pain doesn’t go away, and nothing you can do can alleviate your discomfort. In short, the onset of appendicitis is anything but pleasant. This past Tuesday, San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer was feeling none to well in the morning. […]
Continue reading...Earthquake victim uses iPhone app to survive and apply first-aid
Monday, January 25, 2010
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A Colorado Springs man who was trapped under a load of rubble following last week’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Haiti was able to use a first-aid app on his iPhone to treat his wounds, giving him enough of a window to survive until he was finally rescued. Trapped under the collapsed Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, […]
Continue reading...Beyond Gaming: The iPhone as a medical device
Monday, March 23, 2009
I came across two articles today discussing how medical professionals are increasingly turning to devices like the iPhone to help them in their day-to-day practice. When Apple unveiled the new iPhone SDK last week, one of the presentations involved hooking up an iPhone to a blood-pressure pump. The ability to have an iPhone interact directly […]
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Monday, January 17, 2011
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