Wow. This from MIT's Media Lab
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Wow. This from MIT's Media Lab
Marking World Diabetes Day By Mending Soles and Launching Societies in Dubai
Hundreds of delegates from throughout the Gulf region, Europe, and the United States gathered in Dubai today to mark World Diabetes Day at the 4th Annual International Diabetic Foot Conference held November 14 and 15 in the United Arab Emirates. "It is an honor this year to organize this meeting and coordinate the launch of... Continue Reading →
Wow…Is gut bug P. copri rheumatoid arthritis’ H. pylori?!
Compelling data from this new study.
Mobile Tech Could Reduce Hospital Visits
This from Informationweek and Ken TerryBecause of mobile health apps and home monitoring, physicians will eventually see patients far less often for minor acute problems and followup visits than they do today, said three doctors from Scripps Health ina commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). But before that can happen, they cautioned,... Continue Reading →
The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) Update: November, 2013
This, courtesy of Prof. Sir Karel Bakker, Director of the IWGDFPlease find herewith an overview of recent IWGDF and other important diabetic foot activities and some interesting reports and information.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ContentIn this November 2013 Newsletter you can find a report of the successful Train-the-Foot-Trainer course in Tobago June 2013 from the chair of the International faculty... Continue Reading →
Forget "internet browsing history". What about "human browsing history"? Enter "sociometrics", where each badge is a "cookie".
This from the Boston GlobE...For more on this, PLEASE SEE "Repair, regeneration and Replacement Revisited's" lecture and scroll to our discussion of "Human IP Addresses/cookies"INNOVATION ECONOMYWireless worker badges hold promise — and problemsBy Scott Kirsner | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT NOVEMBER 03, 2013ARTICLECOMMENTS ( 1 )SUBSCRIBEPRINTREPRINTSE-MAILShare via e-mailTOADD A MESSAGEYOUR E-MAIL CancelSHARE FACEBOOKGOOGLE+LINKEDINREDDITTWITTERSociometric badges help record data about how workers... Continue Reading →
From Smart Cells to Smart Sox…Let’s Outsmart Diabetes Together: @apmatweets @UofA @Bio5 @uofazsurgery
For the start of diabetes awareness month...from smart cells to smart sox...let's get smart!
Burden of Diabetic foot Ulcers for Medicare and Private Insurers
Burden of Diabetic foot Ulcers for Medicare and Private Insurers: J. Bradford Rice, PhD*⇑, Urvi Desai, PhD*, Alice Kate G. Cummings, BA*,Howard G. Birnbaum, PhD*, Michelle Skornicki, MPH† andNathan B. Parsons, RN, BSN†+Author Affiliations* Analysis Group, Inc. Boston, MA† Organogenesis, Inc. Canton, MACorresponding author: Brad Rice, E-mail: brice@analysisgroup.com.Abstract OBJECTIVE Estimate the annual, per-patient incremental burden of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).METHODS DFU patients and non-DFU... Continue Reading →
digiDoc Turns a Smartphone into Pulse Oximeter
digiDoc Turns a Smartphone into Pulse Oximeter?
New Camera Allows Viewing of Surgical Sites in Fluorescent Technicolor
New Camera Allows Viewing of Surgical Sites in Fluorescent Technicolor:
