Teledentistry for children at risk of tooth decay
Telemedicine is going to touch every aspect of our health. The incredible power of our smartphones and camera technology will make many new things possible. The Finger Lakes in Central New York has a Community Health program using teledentistry to improve dental care for children. Teledentistry can be an excellent alternative for bringing services to children in rural areas where […]
Telehealth is Hot. Teledoc Hits One Million.
Telehealth is really catching on. The nation’s largest telehealth platform, Teladoc, has facilitated its one millionth electronic visit between a physician and a patient. Teladoc doctors are practicing physicians licensed in internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, or behavioral health. Their credentials are reviewed every 3 years. Teladoc doctors are just like regular primary care physicians or […]
iPhone 6S Plus Tracking
UPS tracking shows the iPhone 6S Plus is in Brookfield, Connecticut after arriving from Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Before that the iPhone was in Louisville, KY. Before that the iphone was in Anchorage, Alaska, where it arrived from Taoyuan, Taiwan having come from Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. The origination of the shipment was in Shenzhen, China. I […]
Is Remote Robotic Surgery Practical?
Last summer, I experienced a robot assisted radical prostatectomy. I wrote about the experience and follow-on treatment in Health Attitude. I was on the operating room table, and the surgeon was across the room, sitting at the console of the da Vinci robotic surgical system console. Another surgeon, an anesthesiologist, and nurses were at the operating […]
Electronic Clothing
An international team of researchers believe graphene, the miraculous material set to change the world, will become part of the clothing we wear. No more bulky smart watches, phones, and music players hanging from our clothes. These things will be woven into our clothes. Research is beginning to show the potential to weave fitness, entertainment, GPS systems, […]
