Alarms for Medical Devices

I hope doctors, hospital administrators, and medical device manufacturers are paying attention to To Reduce Hospital Noise, Researchers Create Alarms That Whistle and Sing [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/science/alarm-fatigue-hospitals.html]. Yoko Sen, an electronic musician, observed after a hospital stay > “Unnecessary noise is the cruelest…

I must have got that one wrong

> A hospital introduced a robot to help nurses. They didn’t expect it to be so popular https://t.co/3NQUF1TPWe — Fast Company (@FastCompany) July 8, 2019 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/status/1148212827582324736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] > At the link— While Moxi’s job is to take as…

Mind Blown

> There's a 10 year old Houston boy named Savion in this vid & a moment where he's talking about his "new girlfriend" which is adorable. Enjoy #futurehu [https://twitter.com/hashtag/futurehu?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] number two, on YouTube…

ZoraBots

Back to robots and health care. This time with video. Not much of it comforting (to me). via The New York Times [https://nyti.ms/2zp86Lc]…

When truth is stranger than fiction

> The Senate Finance Committee's #GrahamCassidy [https://twitter.com/hashtag/GrahamCassidy?src=hash] hearing has been postponed so that those directly impacted by the bill can be ejected. pic.twitter.com/pULTDYkuce [https://t.co/pULTDYkuce] — Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) September 25, 2017 [https://twitter.com/MarkWarner/status/912380461690818565]…

More Good News

> Eating chocolate may help prevent a fairly common heart problem https://t.co/oWk7MCArXM — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2017 [https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/868531777182330880]…

Ending Hospital Noise

> How Redesigning The Abrasive Alarms Of Hospital Soundscapes Can Save Lives https://t.co/KZNTRnhr2H cc @chris_bonafide [https://twitter.com/chris_bonafide] #design [https://twitter.com/hashtag/design?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/dg6HaG9NeW [https://t.co/dg6HaG9NeW] — Doctor as Designer (@joyclee) April 7, 2017 [https://twitter.com/…

Why is that?

> It's hard to notice everyday things that are designed well — until they aren't there anymore. Exhibit A: this prescription bottle. pic.twitter.com/zj2eazay3J [https://t.co/zj2eazay3J] — Vox (@voxdotcom) March 21, 2017 [https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/844232805164957696]…