Nashville Finale

Nashville Finale I was planning to get back to blogging about healthcare and technology, but I cannot resist saying more about Nashville. We had a memorable four days there last week. I have some other travel coming up which I will write about, Paris later this month and Rome and Barcelona in late July. Feedback […]

Nashville

Nashville I have been in Nashville all week celebrating our daughter’s doctorate in nursing at Vanderbilt University. My wife Joanne is also a nurse and she was on stage for the pinning ceremony. Only nurses were allowed to participate in the pinning. It was great to catch up with grandchildren and their significant others. To […]

Quantum Computing

Quantum Computing      AI is still at the top of my list of technologies which will change the world, and it is already beginning to happen. Another transformative technology further out but which is beginning to get press coverage is quantum computing. Quantum computers promise to revolutionize industries ranging from artificial intelligence to drug […]

When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV?

When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV?      Ten years ago, I finished my doctorate in Health Administration and wrote Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare. One of the topics I wrote numerous magazine articles about and on-the-air interviews was about direct-to-consumer (DTC) TV advertising. I felt strongly about […]

Medical Imaging

    Medical Imaging      In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton, a prominent AI researcher, said we should stop training radiologists. He claimed it was “completely obvious” within five years; AI deep learning would outperform radiologists. There has been significant hype around AI in radiology, with more than a few predicting AI would soon replace radiologists […]