Tag Archives: Patients

Scratch, Sniff and Learn with UnNiched

Were excited to be participating in another UnNiched(micro) breakfast at the CUNY Graduate Center in October. This one, however, will prove to be a little different from other events that UnNiched...
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Storytelling In Person

powered by Fotopedia by Sven Larsen (@zemoga) Sometimes we get so wrapped up in how to tell a story... Should we do it in a text narrative? Would it work well as a bulleted PowerPoint...
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Is It Time To Give Up On Social Media For Rx Info?

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 arguments can yield the best...
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Is It Time To Give Up on Social Media For Rx Info?

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 arguments can yield the best...
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On The Death of Google Health

by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3) On May 19, 2008, the medical and digital communities were abuzz with the news of a new Google product, one that could organize all of a users health information...
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Caveat Emptor?

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl) A recent Pew Internet study, released June 16, 2011, shared the following statistic: Facebook users are overall more trusting than non-internet others. 43% of...
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Abandoned!

by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz) It isnt just a problem for Paddington Bear anymore. Its a very real problem facing the pharmaceutical industry in ever-growing numbers. Prescription abandonment...
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Are Robots Our Future?

by Jason Brandt (@jasondmg3) Our culture has long been fascinated by robots. From the Jetsons Rosie the Robot to Star Wars C3PO and R2D2 and Disneys Wall-E, its not surprising that the field of...
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Facebook Forever!

by Krissy Goelz (@krisgoelz) Oh, Facebook, how I love you so. Not because youve turned this city girl into a farmer or helped me get in touch with my inner Mafia Wars, but because you introduced...
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Should Your Doctor be Your Facebook Friend?

by Briana Campbell (@MsMatchGirl) Many doctors are expanding their use of social media, but is it what patients want? Theres no arguing that patients are going online to seek health-related...
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Worried About Being Scraped?

by Jon Fisher (@jmfisher) Summer days used to mean scraped knees from wiping out on a bicycle or not heeding a lifeguards warning about no running around the swimming pool. These days? My fear of...
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Pinching Pennies, 21st Century Style

By Jason Brandt (@JasonDMG3) In many ways technology is the realm of the rich. Here in the developed world, were used to the latest hardware and ubiquitous wi-fi to help us access the open-sourced...
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