So let me get this right: College Board comes up with an adversity score but does not disclose the algorithm to anyone and the score is only seen by colleges, not HSs or students? That’s transparency? Might I suggest that like credit scoring (done by private companies) we open the scoring so College Board is not the arbiter of who is adversely affected in context of SATs. And the name bothers me: adversity score. It’s not like kids chose their families or communities. Idea is right; execution poor. And does score take trauma into account? Sorry. Know that answer. Answer is we won’t disclose. …see more

Was at cheery blossoms today -- same day as last year. Only this year, many were brown and the vistas were not enlivened with glorious white and pink blossoms everywhere. An occasional tree, yes. But there was mud and brown everywhere. Symbolic of where we are at in DC at present --- browning not blooming? I wonder. Is that nature speaking truth to power?

I think it pisses god off when you walk by the color purple ... My love for Prince's music is indescribable. My admiration towards his fight to remain an artist without corporate control is unfathomable. Any real creative has gotten through life with at least one of his songs. …see more

Are you an awesome Mobile Designer or do you know someone who's an outstanding Product Designer with background in mobile/consumer products? If so, we love to hear from you or your friends! Please apply below or tag the right people in your network who might be interested in this role in a fast growing, mission driven company: https://lnkd.in/gdB6hEx #designthinking #designers #UXdesigner #consumerproducts #b2c …see more

Awesome news! Congratulations to my friend, Matthew Jaffe , and the team for having Airbnb onboard and behind the company! #funding Lyric

Care Everywhere Goes Mainstream As threats of a “twindemic” loom, (Covid + Flu) health care workers have stressed the need for vaccination and other preventive measures to slow the spread of flu. So what to do? Well if you are an innovative healthcare insurance company, apparently, you mail your members a ‘combo twindemic kit’ that includes Tamiflu, the prescription antiviral treatment; a digital thermometer; and a coronavirus P.C.R. diagnostic test. Wow. That’s like getting a gourmet dinner sent to you—but instead of food, it’s a ‘doctors office in your living room.’ Hat’s off to insurance companies—and other healthcare organizations—being creative and embracing ‘care everywhere...’ …see more

I gave the opening keynote today at the virtual event called "State of Europe". I was asked to set the tone for the panel led by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Director-General of the World Health Organization . I focused on how the pandemic has shaped the adoption of digital health and what it feels like to meet so many new things and technologies on a daily basis. I also talked about how to predict the future of healthcare, especially during such challenging times, and what future we should look forward to in the coming years. Find out more about my virtual keynotes here: https://lnkd.in/dj6BMtD #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #speaker #keynote #speakerlife …see more

We checked the evolution of COVID tests since the beginning of the pandemic and described how COVID-19 changed the whole market and future of at-home lab tests. #digitalhealth #labtest #covid …see more

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Neuralink finally showed something. It, being one of Elon Musk's companies, promised to create a viable technology as a brain-computer interface. There have been doubts about this, just like about his rockets or electric cars, but those at least work. Well, the announcement didn't tell much. We saw 3 pigs, one with an electronic brain implant, one that had an implant and one that never had one. They demonstrated how they can obtain signals with the first pig when its nose touched something. But we are very far from practical uses. What striked me the most was how Elon tried to make every scientific claim dive into the realms of science fiction. One scientist described how such an interface would let patients with retinal issues see again, and Elon immediately started talking about giving people supervision. I love a bit of a hype myself, but putting microchips into people's brains is no rocket science, it's something much more complicated. #Neuralink #BrainComputerInterfaces #Neurotechnology #DigitalHealth #Neuroscience …see more

He must be protected at all costs. We've had a busy day yesterday. Apart from the live Q&A, we shot 5 videos in a row - but even Baby Yoda did well at last. We publish our next episode on YouTube on Thursday: I unfold whether 2020 is like a board game of Jumanji. Probably I was a bit more enthusiastic than what's appropriate for the calamities of this year, but you know how I am when it comes to a great sci-fi. You'll also find two shorter videos on our social media channels next month: about supermarkets heading into healthcare and about the present and future of digital pills. After those, watch my analysis about a potential second wave of COVID-19 - based on what we learned from the first, where we are now, what we can expect, and how we can prepare better. We'll show them soon, I hope you'll like them! #DigitalHealth #HealthcareYouTube #FutureOfHealthcare #YouTubeHealthcare #DigitalHealthVideo …see more

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After all the tricorder videos, it comes as no surprise that Kardia ( AliveCor Inc. ) is one of my favorite digital health examples. I see it as a role model of technology shaping health care, empowering and supporting not only e-patients, but medical professionals as well. Now The Medical Futurist team has tested AliveCor's new KardiaMobile6L - read about its features and the experience in our fresh review! Do you have any personal stories when any similar device saved lives? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #review #kardiamobile6l #kardia #kardiamobile #alivecor …see more

If you want to bring the most of your workout, track your running routine, or you just need a push for putting your sneakers on, this list will make your choice easier. After testing and comparing all the key players on the market, now we collected the five best health trackers for running. Have you tried improving your running with a gadget? How did it turn out? https://lnkd.in/gZYJ8Ze #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #technology #wearable #health #healthy #fromchancetochoice #running #fitness #runningwearables #fitnesswearables #smartwatch …see more

Google got access to millions of patients' health data without asking them. How? They found out they could contract with a provider that was happy to share it with them. Lack of good/strict policies can lead to such scenarios. We need policy makers who would never allow patient data to be exploited. #healthcare #digitalhealth #google #data …see more

I'm about to embark on a new speaker tour. The best thing about these tours is that I meet people I usually interact with online. In the US, I'll give a talk at a PwC event where I'll meet Thomas Goetz again. And in Malta, my good old friend e-Patient Dave deBronkart will open the event Roche organizes, and I will close it. My keynote will be around bringing science fiction technologies to patients and the stage will be in The Matrix style (my all-time favorite movie). I'll also have a chance, hopefully, to meet Stefan Buttigieg MD MSPH MSc , Co-Founder at Digital Health Malta. See you around! #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #speaker #keynote #speakerlife …see more

The public health, environmental, and even the socio-political consequences were disastrous and we can still experience the negative impacts. That’s why we posed the question of what public health authorities, as well as individuals, can do to mitigate the consequences of radiation exposure, and what digital technologies are available for radiation detection. …see more

This is the figure Adam Moroncsik made for me to be able to present the concept of superpatients to a group of selected diabetes patients in Lisbon. I first heard the term from Dave deBronkart who I know is working on a book too about the topic. Superpatients, in my understanding, are patients who become patient scholars, can influence policies and regulations and in general lead the movement of digital health to create real partnerships with their physicians. By Dave's definition, superpatients are patients who extend science when all other options are gone. Based on this, do you know superpatients? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice …see more

Do you use symptom checkers? If yes, please tell me which one and why! We reviewed them here: …see more

Shooting new videos for our Youtube channel: one about digital health in China; one about how I'm the patient of the future and we start using a greenbox too. Why? You will see soon :) #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #youtube #video …see more