I've recently became obsessed with the Digital Health Today Podcast hosted by @ Daniel Couchman Kendall . I highly recommend this podcast to anyone in the digital health field or interested in the topic. Daniel  - Thank you for bringing such an awesome group of speakers and covering great topics in the digital health.

What's great about this post is the brutal honesty of what the real drivers are in medical practice. It's money--getting more of it and limiting the hit to physician and hospital's pocketbook. And what's also inspiring are some of the comments, where the collective sentiments are 1) yes we know money drives healthcare and , 2) yes it's gonna be hard to change. That said one comment stuck out at me not only for what they said but who said it... Below is an excerpted comment from a LinkedIn member to the main post. This fellow is an official at The Joint Commission ...and I called it out because it is kinda, well, radical! Especially coming from someone who represents hospitals! "I agree with Warner's comments. Additionally, healthcare entities will need to become engaged with communities in a more effective manner to promote changes in behaviors, community priorities, and resource allocation. This is because 80% of health outcomes are driven by personal behaviors and social determinants, not the healthcare system. " …see more

I’ve made a pledge with my team because let’s make this clear: we can only leave COVID behind if we're all vaccinated. Therefore I pledge with The Medical Futurist team that we will get vaccinated with any vaccine that is approved by the FDA, WHO or the EMEA as soon as possible. Why? Because we trust science and vaccines we can read the studies about. Studies that were published in international, high-level, peer-reviewed journals to make sure that other, relevant researchers could also validate the results. I encourage you to do the same. #getyourvaccine #ipledge #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #COVID19 #COVID_19 #coronavirus …see more

These devices should be in every primary care physician's bag. A digital stethoscope, a tricorder, a mobile ECG, a vision analyzer, and a blood pressure cuff. Each device is easy to use, provides digital data and even an analysis of the results. The results are easy to share, thus the physician is not left alone with complicated decisions to make. Their price is going down fast. Digital health technologies help obtain digital and objectively quantifiable data. Maybe a portable ultrasound could be added to the list. What was the most modern/futuristic device you have ever seen at your primary care physician? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #wearable #health #healthy #fromchancetochoice #gp #primarycare #medicalkit …see more

You can never tell you know yourself perfectly. (And of course what you know about yourself overlaps just a little bit with how anyone else knows you.) This sounds all the more peculiar, keeping in mind that every bit of our body can be measured objectively, by data-driven devices. It's just a matter of time to be able to read someone's dreams and thoughts. Here you can read a collection of what exactly you can measure about yourself already - please tell us if we have left anything out! #themedicalfuturist #technology #health #healthcare #futureofhealthcare #digitalhealth #devices #wearables #healthdata #data #fromchancetochoice …see more

Diabetes management went through a radical transformation in the last years due to technology: the diabetes patient community found a strong voice online, continuous glucose monitors are taking the place of finger pricks, digital patches and insulin pumps make the dosage of insulin more predictable, and connected devices promise the era of artificial pancreas real soon. We looked around where diabetes technology stands today and what could we expect in the next 5-10 years? #artificial_intelligence #telemedicine #genomics #healthcare #diabetes …see more

I received so many questions about this smartphone case that measures vital signs that here are some more details about it. The review, of course, will be on medicalfuturist.com in April. I attach the cover to the back of my smartphone, download the app and can use different parts of the case to measure the vital signs such as body temperature, heart rate, ECG or blood oxygen levels. So far, my experience with it is that it measures these fast and it's easy to access the data on the app. Some parameters such as blood pressure or blood glucose level require a third party device but that's fairly obvious. I'll keep you updated as the testing goes one. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #wearable #health #healthy #fromchancetochoice …see more

Week Ahead for Markets and the Global Economy I can't wait for the week to begin, and not just for the next phase of the "retail investors vs hedge funds" battle. Other things to watch for include: Lots and lots of data releases around the world, including the monthly US jobs report and many countries reporting PMIs; A ton of corporate earnings; Quite a few Fed speeches, and central bank policy meetings in Australia and the UK (among others); Further indications on the global race between continued Covid infections and vaccination in the context of more divergent restriction regimes; and Lots more. #economy #economy #markets #jobs #covid #investing #china #economics #bonds #wsj #equities #recession #uk #economy2020 #dispersion #jobs #employment #unemployment #centralbanks #monetarypolicy #boe #bankofengland #reservebank #rba …see more

"With borrowing costs low and the Federal Reserve supporting debt markets, avoiding leverage is seen as a fool’s game." Bloomberg Opinion's Tara Lachapelle and Brian Chappatta, CFA on how soaring bond issuance is enabling a mergers and acquisitions boom. https://lnkd.in/g2BDruw #markets #bonds #debt #bonds #leverage #bopinion #fed #federalreserve #investing #investment #economy #mergersacquisitions #financeandeconomy #bopinion #bloomberg …see more

CNBC on the Bank of England asking banks for "specific information about... current readiness to deal with a zero Bank Rate, a negative Bank Rate, or a tiered system of reserves remuneration – and the steps that [would be needed] ... to prepare for the implementation of these.” #economy #markets #stocks #bonds #investing #fed #boe Bank of England #banks #bankofengland #banking …see more

Weekly Look Ahead for the Global Economy and Markets Get ready for another busy week (in terms of policies, earnings and data) including: Market reactions to this weekend's EU policy discussions; Signals on how the US Congress is likely to evolve its approach to the size and scope of an additional policy relief package; The fate in Congress of the two White House nominees for the Board of the Federal Reserve; Several central bank meetings in emerging economies, including China and South Africa; Corporate earnings that will cover both extremes of the living with covid-19 challenge (including United and Microsoft); and On the data front, European flash PMI's and UK retail sales. #economy #markets #china #southafrica #eu #europe #uk #us #covid #united #microsoft #centralbanks …see more

With today's move, the DXY dollar index is now 7% below its March 20th high. Worth keeping an eye on this, and not only because it is beneficially, albeit at the margin, for the US economy and markets. It also places pressures on some countries that already lack resilience. #economy #markets #dollar #currency #dxy #fx #foreignexchange …see more

This week's jobless claims came out at 3.8 million (compares to a consensus expectation of 3.5 mm). This takes the 6-week cumulative total to some 30 mm -- a truly historic and astounding shock to the labor force with real pain and suffering behind the numbers (and socio-economic effects ahead). #economy #jobs #employment #wages #unemployment …see more

Background to this surge in ETF liquidations: Conditioned by years of ample and predictable injection of liquidity by central banks, investors ventured far in their quest for returns. Some asset managers responded by offering them easier access, including ETFs on inherently illiquid asset classes. #ETFs #ETF #economy #markets #centralbanks #liquidity #volatility …see more

As regards an update to the simplified traffic light signals: It's a flashing green for technicals in markets for now due to big re-balancing flows in favor of stocks in -- this in response to first quarter losses that range from 19% (for Japan's Nikkei) and 21% (for the S&P in the US) to 27% for emerging markets. I suspect that this will return to an orange later in the week. Fundamentals: Constant red still. Policies: Flashing green, but tentatively so due to implementation challenges. #markets #stocks #emergingmarkets #economy #investmentmanagement #currency #forex #volatility #centralbanks #currency #forex #tradewar #economy #fx #tradewar #equities #selloff #bonds #yields #ecb #monetarypolicy #liquidity #federalreserve …see more

Loraine wrote, “Shame on you, you are the example of ignorance with a platform to express your ignorance.” I don’t know who she is. But after I wrote my recent article, “Why I Won’t Vote”, she was upset at me. . #writing #lifestyle #politics #arguements # #election2020 …see more

The reality is: when you're slouched over, not only are you not using the full potential of your brain, but you look untrustworthy.

Being a leader happens RIGHT NOW, today, and can be done without money, without authority, and without anybody. But first, you have to lead yourself. It’s a mindset. I’m going to make a list. Forgive me. Feel free to add to the list or add your own experiences in the comments. In fact, I would really appreciate if you can add to this list. …see more

Often the best way to make #friends and #customers for life is to direct them to a better #service or #product than yours. - The choose yourself guide to wealth pg. 80

Luck was all about rolling the dice. Or finding a quarter on the ground. Or seeing a double rainbow after a quick storm. But now I’m different... …see more