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Apr 19, 2013
TEDMED 2013: Reactions and Themes
I am just finishing up a packed few days at TEDMED 2013 as a FrontLine Scholar. There were over 1,800 people there, from a broad...

Apr 5, 2013
Asthmapolis: Why Can’t Inhaler Sensor Be Adapted For Diabetes and Insulin Pens?
Asthmapolis, which launched in 2010, has been in the news the last few days after announcing a $5 million series A venture capital round...
Mar 15, 2013
The Future of Diabetes Management: Social Networking and New Technologies
I gave a talk yesterday to a great crowd at the annual UCSF CME conference, Diabetes Update. The slides from my presentation, “The...


Dec 6, 2012
mHealth is “so hot right now”… Ten themes from the 2012 mHealth Summit
To quote Mugatu, Will Farrell’s character in Zoolander, mHealth is “so hot right now.” In this spirit, nearly 4,000 people came together...
Oct 26, 2012
New diabetes social app, Diabesties
Story at DiabetesMine about Diabesties. #diabetes #Diabetesmellitus #mhealth
Sep 28, 2012
MedX 2012 Conference at Stanford
I spent a few hours this morning watching the livestream of the MedX conference at Stanford organized by Dr. Larry Chu. From the...

May 12, 2012
GreenDot website now live…
As our team gears up for Demo Day on May 16, our GreenDot website is now live. There was also a very nice article written about us in...
Mar 27, 2012
Two clinical trials ongoing with diabetes mhealth
There are two ongoing clinical trials to be aware of. One is at the Univ of Maryland and is using the forementioned Telcare meter. This...
Mar 16, 2012
Two quick links: Telemedicine at the Joslin and iPhone app reviews
1) The Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard is creating a telemedicine platform so that they can start doing long-distance diabetes...

Mar 12, 2012
iBGStar turns your iPhone into a glucose meter… on sale in UK now
Still not available in US (though finally FDA approved), but now available in the UK, is the iBGStar from Sanofi. This device is similar...
Mar 8, 2012
Qualcomm Life and 2net Platform
When mentioning the West Wireless Health Institute, I also should have mentioned Qualcomm Life, their 2net wireless platform, and the...
Mar 8, 2012
West Wireless Health Institute
I recently learned about the West Wireless Health Institute in San Diego, founded by philanthropists Gary and Mary West, and with...
Mar 8, 2012
Major Health IT Themes for 2012, belatedly
This is a good two months overdue, but still worth putting out there. This article from iHealthBeat asked 9 health IT experts about the...

Mar 4, 2012
Cellnovo: “Mobile-connected diabetes management system”
On February 9th, Cellnovo, a company based in the UK, announced they were launching a new system comprised of an integrated insulin pump...
Feb 27, 2012
The UK National Health Service encourages physicians to prescribe mobile health apps
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service, according to this Telegraph article, plans to start recommending that physicians start...
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