Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Here’s a preview of my column on health tech we can be grateful to have:
“There have been striking advances in healthcare, thanks to technology, that have nothing to do with the controversial “reform” efforts under way in Washington. Among the life-improving — even potentially life-saving — gifts of recent years: [...]

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This is a fantastic article. At a time when Congress is debating a bloated $850 billion health care bill, doctors in India have come up with ways to make heart surgery cheaper, with potentially better recovery rates.
According to the piece, like Henry Ford before him, Indian Doctor Devi Shetty has “used high [...]

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Another innovative idea from Ray Kurzweil. He proposes, “a collaborative technology incubator between Israel and Palestine.” According to reports, the proposal was widely met with enthusiasm and support in both public and private sessions.
Would it work? Maybe, and it probably wouldn’t hurt. It would be nice to see human energy in [...]

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What a weird story. Brings to light the problems that can occur if we start to think that genes explain everything. From the New Scientist:
“A judge’s decision to reduce a killer’s sentence because he has genetic mutations linked to violence raises a thorny question – can your genes ever absolve you of responsibility [...]

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