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Biomedicine: shocking alternative to drugs
by Julie McClure Can researchers shock us out of our drug habit? It’s an intriguing question that has been drawing more investment lately. Google and […]
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CBS Overnight America: Rx for Fitbits, Self-Driving Cars and More
CBS Overnight America’s Jon Grayson and I discuss my USA TODAY column on wearables’ place in healthcare, the latest news on self-driving cars, the percolating […]
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Take One Fitbit and Call Me in the Morning
Will your doctor ever be able to prescribe a Fitbit to help monitor your condition? Thanks to a couple of recent policy moves by the […]
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation: The Secret to Nervana
Vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, has been used for decades to treat seizures and depression. Today, researchers in the exciting field of bioelectronic medicine are […]
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CBS Overnight America: ‘Snake Oil’ Takes to the Radio
I sat down with CBS Overnight America’s Jon Grayson to discuss simmering tensions between healthcare and tech, Google’s smartphone aspirations AirBNB’s skyrocketing valuation and Amazon’s […]
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It’s Not Snake Oil – It’s Science!
If there was a wearable that could alert you and your doctor if you were in danger of having a heart attack, would you want […]
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Podcast: EHR, Remote Patient Monitoring and Precision Medicine
Mike Feibus talks with Eric Michaels of the eHealth Radio Network on the state of EHR in the US, and the future of remote patient […]
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The Microsoft Word of Sleep
I love the basic features of the new Nox Smart Sleep Light. It lulls you to sleep with calming tones and serotonin-inducing hues, and gently […]
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Brains and Beauty: New smart scale is insightful, attractive
Many people buy fitness bands to offload the burden of tracking their activity. But when they load the device’s app onto their smart phone, they […]
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The High-Tech Spring
SAN FRANCISCO – I love watching people experience virtual reality for the first time. The cumbersome headsets exaggerate their movements as they scan left to […]
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CBS Overnight America Tech: NetFlix, Theranos, Microsoft and More
Good morning! I sat down with CBS Overnight America’s Jon Grayson to share my take on the latest news. If you are a trucker or […]
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How to cure our ‘wearables fatigue’
Financial difficulties for wearable vendors like Fitbit and Pebble are a sign of the times. Their businesses are sagging because we’re tired of so much […]
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Bots, Augmented Reality big hits at Microsoft Build
At its annual Build event in San Francisco last week, Microsoft gave developers a glimpse of a next-generation user interface, and filled in the story […]
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iPad Pro: Too Little Too Late for Big Business
Apple, a company forever relegated to the fringe of big business, holds onto the misguided belief that it can forge into the core of business […]
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Trio Motion, from UnitedHealthcare
LAS VEGAS – The greatest, most game-changing product I saw earlier this month at the country’s largest health-tech event was a little black activity tracker […]
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IoT for Business is the Business of Mobile World 2016
The glitzy new phones, VR headsets and drones grabbed the headlines at Mobile World Congress 2016. But it was IoT for business that made the […]
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New Laptops Protect Themselves – From Us
With just-announced business PCs built around Skylake, Intel’s sixth-generation Core processor, PC makers believe they can help IT professionals overcome the most glaring weakness in […]
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Hear Me Speak at #CES2016
I’ll be busy this week at CES. Here are the sessions in which I’ll be participating: First, I’ll be moderating a panel at CES on […]