Tag Archives: mobile

POINT/COUNTERPOINT: The Great Flash Debate, Part I

(Video credited to Milk and Cookies) This post is part of a series of point/counterpoint arguments proposed by different members of the Pixels & Pills staff. Were strong believers that healthy...
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Social Media, Healthcare, and Ethnic Minorities

By Jeremy Lichtenberger (@ Air_Master_J) Could social media be just what the doctor ordered for improving health care for minority groups? Quite possibly according to recent data from Pew...
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GUEST BLOG POST: Dr. Google Is In

Today's guest blog post is by Casey Williams, the Associate Director of Health Sciences at iProspect. Since joining the firm in 2006, Casey has focused on the health sciences market. She is...
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PHARM FRESH: Jennifer Dyer talks about how Ohio State University Hospital Uses Social Media

Jennifer Dyer talks e-mailing with patients, instant health reporting through Facebook, and using Twitter and YouTube to unify advocacy messages. She also shares exciting information about a new...
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Interview with Hope Phones’ Tierney O’Dea

Back in February, we held a tweetup and phone drive at the 10th Annual ePharma Summit in NYC to benefit HopePhones.org. We interviewed Tierney O'Dea about how she became involved with Hope Phones...
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Issues in DTC: Social media and mobile technology

By Todd LaRoche (@toddlaroche) Will social media be a category killer, crushing even mobile technologies? Thats an unlikely reality especially if the FDA continues delaying the announcement of...
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Generation Y and Health: Dealing with Depression

This post kicks off our new series on Generation Y and their relationship with their health. From challenges to epidemics, this series attempts to expose how these digital natives are managing...
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Using Twitter & Technology to Save Lives

This Monday, March 14th, Pixels & Pills' very own DJ Edgerton delivered a presentation at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX. Here are the slides from that presentation: Follow Me: Using...
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Issues in DTC: New Approaches to Patient Compliance

By Kimberly Reyes (@CommDuCoeur) Patient compliance continues to be a major threat to healthcare, and a big concern for the pharmaceutical industry. Non-compliance has been proven to negatively...
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New Technology For Self-Care

By Jason Brandt (@JasonDMG3) Recently, weve talked about how new technologies are helping patients on transplant waiting lists live a normal life out of their homes, instead of confined to a...
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Why blog?

By Andy Smith (@andysmithpalio) Even though there are 126 million blogs available - 73,932 new ones popped up in the last 24 hours many businesses are still gun-shy about blogging. Whats the hold...
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How Digital Is Changing Family Health

By Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz) Twenty years ago, a Robitussin commercial called "Dr. Mom was a sexist, ham-handed parody of family division of labor. Its even a bit worse for wear when you watch it...
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