'Purdah' will very shortly fall over Whitehall as the General Election looms. At the end of March the airspace over government will be closed for six weeks or so. No new flights of Ministerial fancy can take off. Those already in the air may continue on their way but must do so in radio silence. Still, … Continue reading Old rules need not apply – Is Apple tearing up the rule book with #ResearchKit?
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Wherefore app thou? Perspectives on digital and social media in health for 2014
How long before GPs prescribe you and I a mobile phone 'app' for our condition instead of a pill, a test or some other treatment? Sounds farcical doesn't it? Perhaps it is already happening?. As a reviewer it amazes me the number of new ideas for helping patients that come before me in the guise of 'social media' which actually … Continue reading Wherefore app thou? Perspectives on digital and social media in health for 2014
Social media leaving doctors and researchers…virtually clinic bound
I suspect this has been picked-up by someone else but an article in the US publication 'Information Week' from 11th July this year provides further data on the rise of social media (twitter, blogs, Facebook etc) as a tool by which patients are seeking and sharing health information. It actually looks at a report by … Continue reading Social media leaving doctors and researchers…virtually clinic bound
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