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More Americans Using Healthcare Review Sites
More and more Americans are using online review sites when making healthcare decisions, according to a new survey.
Forty-two percent of consumers now say they’ve...
Is a Google pill the only hope for cardiovascular disease detection?
Last year, Dean Dupuy, 46, an engineer at Apple, suddenly died of a heart attack while playing hockey. He experienced no warning symptoms and,...
I’d Never Admit That to My Doctor. But to a Computer?...
Admit it: The last time you sat down with a physician and revealed your medical history, did you fudge a bit? Were there certain...
Virtual Doctor Visits: Can You Trust Online Medicine?
The explosion of "virtual medicine" made possible by Internet connectivity, mobile technology and electronic health records is rapidly transforming America's health care and health...
Millennial Doctors May Be More Tech-Savvy, But Is That Better?
The University of Texas Southwestern class of 2014 is celebrating graduation. Class vice president Amy Ho has shed her scrubs for heels and a...
Video: Belgian Government Warns Patients – Don’t google It!
Interesting initiative by Flemish government to stop patients from Googling for health advice. But, is it really that big of an issue? Especially, when...
A doctor explains why she won’t text patients their test results
“Can you just text it to me?”
My patient was awaiting the results of her urinalysis, but couldn’t stay in the emergency department any longer;...
