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GE and Intel to the Old and Infirm: Stay Home!

GE and Intel want to keep sick people at home--instead of the hospital.READ»

Our Bodies, Our Quantified Selves

The ability to track, record and publish our every movement has turned our behavior--and even our health--into visualized data for crunching.READ»

Top 10 Most Creative People in Health Care

In a field ripe for disruptive innovation, creative thinkers abound.READ»

How Much Would You Pay Your Doctor to Tell You to Behave?

You are the CEO of your body, and physicians are simply your consultants. Unfortunately, doctors need for you to give up all your fun, and behave. No wonder you don't want to pay us for that advice. READ»

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The Doctor of the Future

Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today.READ»

All Physicians Are Not Created Equal: How to Fix Medicine's Two-Party System

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»

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Myca and Hello Health Preview Their Facebook-like Medical Platform

Today in Boston, at Health 2.0, Dr. Jay Parkinson and Dr. Sean Khozin offer a glimpse of hassle-free health care. READ»