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Tomorrow’s Nurse

The American healthcare system continues to evolve to meet new needs. Nurses will play increasingly important and expanded roles. They will be vital for our aging population with chronic illnesses. Nurses will take on new duties as technological advances include genomics, genetics, informatics, and telehealth.  Nurses will develop new skills and competencies. The University of San Francisco developed an […]

Artificial Kidney Made from Nanofilters

At Vanderbilt University scientists are building an artificial kidney. The scientists envision the device will become the standard of care and eliminate traditional dialysis. The prototype device was made using a silicon nanotechnology filter chip, embedded living kidney cells, and 3-D printing.  The chips and cells work together to mimic the functions of a healthy kidney. The breakthrough device will be […]

Healthy Aging

The Winter 2016 issue of Healthy Aging Magazine includes a story I wrote for them. It is called Go Mobile For Better Health. The article is based on a peer-reviewed journal article called How mHealth Will Spur Consumer-led Healthcare. I discussed how new smartphone devices are enabling us to gather data about our health. I espouse people […]

IBM’s Automated Radiologist

I have been optimistic about the potential for voice recognition for many years. In my 2001 book, Net Attitude: What It Is, How to Get It, and Why Your Company Can’t Survive Without It, I discussed the ability to translate languages. Adoption was slow for a decade, but is now accelerating with Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, Google […]

Political Debates: Little Substance About Healthcare

The debates go on and little of substance is discussed about healthcare. I doubt if any of the candidates in either party know what is in the ten parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. In Health Attitude, I wrote a non-partisan analysis. The ACA has some good things and some bad […]