This edition of Med-Sci Matters includes recent promising findings with type 1 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and human “healthspan”; the cost-benefit battle with a PCSK9 inhibitor; questions about the rigor of FDA accelerated approvals; and – not for geeks only!... Read More
It’s easy to forget the end-user when planning a digital project. It’s easy to allow upfront considerations to overshadow thinking around the final experience. But users must be at the heart of anything that is designed, from a website to...
Much has been, and will continue to be, written on augmented reality (AR). With all the discussion comes some hype and confusion. So what exactly is Augmented Reality and what does one do with it? Augmented Reality Defined I actually...
The Google+ Project is a new social networking site that aims to make online interactions resemble those in real life, focusing on the individual, their relationships and interests. Google+ reached 10 million users in just one week, and while that...
My parents are normal folks. Nice, normal, rational (for the most part) folks who live comfortably in the ‘burbs of Jersey. But every now and again, rational thought will fly straight out the window when I get a somewhat frantic...
I know what you are thinking. After an extremely long summer filled with dire predictions of Armageddon if the debt ceiling was not raised; unconscionable brinksmanship on the part of Democrats, Republicans, Senators, Representatives and the President; and a completely...
Attempting to keep up with the fast moving convergence of medicine and technology, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced draft guidelines for how the agency proposes oversight of certain mobile medical applications (apps) that are designed for use...
Why? The NHS Future Forum, which consists of an independent group of healthcare professionals, was launched in April this year as part of the Government’s listening exercise on the current Health and Social Care Bill. Over 25,000 people have shared...
Facebook recently launched its new SEND button, a feature that complements the LIKE button on any website.
As many of you know, we currently have the ability to disable comments on our branded and unbranded Facebook Pages, in order to adhere to current FDA rules and regulations.
Last month, Facebook requested a meeting with a select few digital leads in healthcare communications to discuss the direction of Facebook Pages and how they can best meet our client’s needs.
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