I’ve written about robotics and telemonitoring in medicine before (check the health care tag here and at [Posthaven](http://mikeschultz.posthaven.com/tag/health%20care)) and even talked to a doctor about it, but in 18 minutes Dr Verghese tells what I really want from a doctor and why…
> In what amounts to a fairly shocking reminder of how quickly our technologies are advancing and how deeply our lives are being woven with networked computation, security researchers have recently reported successes in remotely compromising and controlling two different medical implant devices. Such implanted devices are becoming more and…
> Dr Baird — who is now conducting the same study with a larger group of brain-injured patients — said her research had shown the potential for music to help restore personal memories in that group. > "It’s something that we know very well in everyday life — we all put…
> It’s no fun recovering from a stroke and relearning to do simple things that were once totally natural. That’s being offset by new video games that refine patients motor skills by having them play games that, for once, actually look fun. It may not be fun—that’…
The PBS News Hour reports on technology that lets people control motion with their thoughts. The look of satisfaction on Cathy Hutchinson’s face after she has served herself coffee for the first time in fifteen years is one to treasure.…
Just saw this via Lucien Engelen but can't digest it fast enough. This is a whole new way to approach medical care—actually could make conversations with a doctor more practical and less of a black box. There's potential for helping users see what they'…
About half of today's rehab session was spent on a treadmill. It's considerably more geeky for me than most...…
> I found several news stories about how Florida Hospital Oceanside [http://www.floridahospitalnews.com/ipad-speech-therapy] had been successfully using iPads with an aphasic stroke patient. > Unfortunately, that application allowed the patient to touch an icon and a synthesized voice would communicate simple messages. That's not what…