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 […]
Where Does the Fraud Come From
In Health Attitude, I described cost as the largest problem in our healthcare system. One of the sources of the high cost I wrote about is fraud. I am often asked where the fraud comes from. I am sure all of us hold our doctors in high regard and would never suspect them of any untoward […]
Net Attitude and Health Attitude On Deck
I am very pleased to be sharing my thoughts about the future of the Internet and healthcare (Net Attitude and Health Attitude) at two events in Connecticut in early May. The first event will be on Sunday, May 1, at 5:30 PM at the Ridgefield Playhouse. The focus will be healthcare. For tickets and information, visit here. If you […]
Accelerating Cancer Treatment
I remember being at a technology conference in 1999 when teenagers Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning demonstrated a digital music service called Napster. It was the beginning of a revolution, and it made a lot of sense to me. The rock group Metallica sued Napster in 2000 and the momentum of music sharing slowed — […]
Telehealth is Hot and Getting Hotter
If you are not sure telehealth is for real, check Teladoc’s 2015 annual report. It seems they are just getting warmed up. For the first quarter of this year, the company completed 240,000 telemedicine visits, up 61 percent from 149,000 visits during the same period last year. Teladoc also added 870 new customers in January. About 40 […]
