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Why Your Smart Phone Will Radically Change Medicine
Watch Dr. Eric Topol speak at the 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival click here to watch the video
Introducing Your New Virtual Health Coach
by next IT Changing Patient Behavior, Driving Better Outcomes Click here to discover Alme Health Coach www.nextit.com
Living with Diabetes? Sleep Apnea May Be Harming Your Health
By Athena Philis-Tsimikas, M.D. You went to bed early and thought you slept well, but you woke up feeling tired, and you’ve been sleepy all day. Sound familiar? If it does, you may have obstructive sleep apnea. In someone with sleep apnea, the airway collapses or becomes obstructed during sleep. People with this disorder actually
Dr. Topol Delivers Commencement Address at TSRI Graduation Ceremony
“Think Big, Act Bigger” Eric Topol, TSRI Commencement Ceremony click here to read entire address
Upcoming Trial to Combine Ebola Care with Wireless Vitals Monitoring
By Mary Catherine O’Connor Translational Science Institute plans to evaluate the use of wireless vital sign trackers and analytics software to predict declining health more quickly than by using conventional methods. A technology that was originally developed to help companies track the health of jet engines will soon be used to track the health of
Scripps Digital Health Expert Quoted in Washington Post Article
posted by Scripps in the News Technology will remodel doctor-patient relationship, make it better As technology turns the smartphones that most people carry in their pockets or purses into powerful medical devices, the bond between patient and doctor is changing, Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer and cardiologist Eric Topol, MD, told the Washington Post. “We’re
The Big Medical Data Miss: Challenges in Establishing an Open Medical Resource
by Eric J. Topol In Nature Reviews Genetics (May 2015), Eric Topol calls for an international open medical resource to provide a database for every individual’s genomic, metabolomic, microbiomic, epigenomic and clinical information. This resource is needed in order to facilitate genetic diagnoses and transform medical care. To view the full article click here.
STSI’s State-of-the-Art Science Review on Mobile Health is Now Available
The Emerging Field of Mobile Health by Steven R. Steinhubl, Evan D. Muse and Eric J. Topol Abstract The surge in computing power and mobile connectivity have fashioned a foundation for mobile health (mHealth) technologies that can transform the mode and quality of clinical research and health care on a global scale. Unimpeded by
STSI’s IDIOM Study Identifies Plausible Genetic Cause in 60% of Undiagnosed Rare Disease Participants
A genome sequencing program for novel undiagnosed diseases Authors: Cinnamon S. Bloss PhD, Ashley A. Scott-Van Zeeland MBA, PhD, Sarah E. Topol, Burcu F. Darst BS, Debra L. Boeldt PhD, Galina A. Erikson BS, Kelly J. Bethel MD, Robert L. Bjork MD, Jennifer R. Friedman MD, Nelson Hwynn DO, Bradley A. Patay MD, Paul J.
Dr. Topol Awarded Top 50 Most Influential Physician Executives at Modern Healthcare
50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders #39. Dr. Eric Topol, 60, is director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and chief academic officer at Scripps Health in San Diego. Topol is pursuing a research agenda exploring wireless health, and is excited to perform the first clinical trial of the “Scanadu Scout,” a sensor designed