Listen to the Radio Interview
The NPR/PBS interview on Tech Nation with Dr. Moira Gunn was broadcasted on the many channels described in my post last week. The title of the broadcast is “Episode 15-33”. The interview audio quality came out very well. I hope you enjoy it. The best way to listen to the interview is on one of the Internet streaming […]
Health Attitude on NPR
Dr. Moira Gunn is host of the public radio program Tech Nation. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in mechanical engineering at Purdue and has been interviewing technology leaders for more than a decade. She has conducted more than 2,000 in-depth interviews. I first met Moira in late 2001, just after Net Attitude was published. […]
Will There Be a National Shortage of Physicians?
The prevailing point of view in recent years has been we will face a significant shortage of physicians because of the addition of previously uninsured Americans. In Health Attitude, I wrote there may not be a shortage of physicians, possibly even a surplus. I cited various technological factors, increasing usage of physician extenders, and the use of […]
A Surgical Robot Stitching A Grape
One year ago this week, I had a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, followed by 39 days of intensity-modulated radiation treatment. The combination of the two has almost certainly cured me of prostate cancer. I wrote a chapter in Health Attitude about my personal experience and about 3-D printing and robots in healthcare. They will play an increasingly larger […]
Wrist Pay Is Booming
There were a few last minute items we needed, so I headed over to Trader Joe’s. The store was mobbed, but I got to the checkout counter with the shortest line and an efficient checkout person who rang up the items very quickly. To my delight, I noticed for the first time that Trader Joe’s […]