This smart T-shirt from researchers in Madrid eschews the uncomfortable wires and patches that traditionally monitor patients' vital signs for something a little more comfortable. READ»
[This is the first in a series by Continuum, about how design can improve our healthcare system.--Ed.]
Fixing our floundering healthcare system may be the single most complex design challenge ever. Bad design forced Dr. Bruce ...READ»
Dell might not be the first firm that leaps to mind when you think "high-tech medical practices" but maybe it should be: the company just introduced an all-in-one system for making digital medical records cheap and easy for doctors, ...READ»
The benefits of Eastern versus Western medicine have been debated for decades. But the only way to really test the difference is scientifically--it's a difficult task, although there are plenty of ongoing studies. IBM's joining that ...READ»
John "Ivo" Stivoric
Cofounder, CTO, and VP of New Products
BodyMedia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Making It Personal
Ivo Stivoric, 38, has developed wearable fitness sensors for clinical patients for more than ...READ»
Imagine there is a committee of politicians made up of 24 republicans and 5 democrats. Their job is to decide a politician's salary--for democrats and republicans--and decisions are made by majority rule. Which party do you think ...READ»
Medical doctors get lumbered with the traditional "bad handwriting joke" for a reason--I haven't yet met one that writes legibly. But these scribbles are no joke: Doctors' bad handwriting may be the source of up to 7,000 deaths in the ...READ»
The pressure on today's healthcare providers is insane. Technology is supposed to be the tool that saves healthcare. And it will if it can keep from killing all the patients and care providers first. Today's healthcare professional ...READ»
