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Dr. Richards Alfonja Talks About Social Media and Cancer Treatment

September 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, News, Opinion

Dr. Richards Alfonja explains how Social Media and Online Communities are helping doctors like him treat cancer.

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Technology and Transplants

February 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Knowledge, News

By Russ Ward (@russcward)
They’ve been happening for over a hundred years, and millions of people around the world need them. What are they? Today we’re talking about organ transplants, one of the triumphs of medical technology over disease and injury.
It takes incredibly complex networks of communications and transportation involving databases, private jets, and volunteers to [...]

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Tech Forecast: Nanomedicine

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Opinion, Trends

By Guy Mastrion (@gmastrion)
Hey, did you see the trailer for that wild new science fiction movie? The one where robots are the size of cells and you can swallow them, and they’ll go to work inside you?
Well, that wasn’t actually a movie trailer – but it might have been your evening news…what’s it all about?
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Pixels & Pills’ Ultimate Guide to Online Communities

May 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Knowledge

By Bob Mason (@BobMasonPalio)

We’ve talked before about different types of online communities, from Twitter to virtual worlds. The term, “online community” can mean anything from the “big ones” like Facebook and Twitter, to smaller niche organizations such as the Planet Cancer community for young adults fighting cancer.
These little societies can do amazing things. As an [...]

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