Healthcare in the Digital Age
Next Sunday, the Ridgefield Playhouse will be holding a Moffly Media Entertaining Conversation Series event. I am honored to be the speaker, and I will be talking about the American healthcare system. Please note 100% of the proceeds go to the Playhouse, a tremendous asset of the Ridgefield community. The ticket price includes an autographed book. […]
Printing Human Tissue
3-D printing has come a long way. I first saw it in an IBM laboratory in the early 1990s. It was huge and costly. The cost has plummeted. Now I have one in my workshop. I print objects using filament made from Polylactic Acid (PLA). The PLA is 1.75mm in diameter. That is about seven one-hundredths of […]
Is 98.6 the Right Temperature Standard?
What temperature represents a fever? 98.6? Maybe. The 98.6 standard was developed as a baseline temperature norm based on a study by German researcher Carl Wunderlich in 1868. Researchers are questioning the accuracy of Wunderlich’s work. It may have been accurate at the time, but thermometers today, such as the Kinsa iPhone thermometer described in […]
Healthcare for Children
This week, I spent a day at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside, Queens, New York. I had never been to Bayside, so I learned some new geography. The more important learning was about the great work the 97-bed healthcare provider is doing to help children. Children at St. Mary’s are not there with […]
More New Products from Apple
Apple had another first rate set of product announcements yesterday. If you did not see the keynote, you can watch it here. The new iPhone and iPad Pro are designed to capture the market for upgrades. I suspect many owners of iPhone 5S and prior models will make the upgrade to get the improved camera and Apple […]