Christina Farr
Reporter at @CNBC.com with a focus on health and tech. Brit in SF. Amateur historian. Tell me what you really think: [email protected]
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Google appoints former Obama health official Karen DeSalvo to new chief health officer role
Karen DeSalvo is the latest notable hire in Google's effort to go big in health and life sciences.
These telemedicine doctors are getting licenses in all 50 states to treat patients in most remote areas
As virtual medicine tips into the mainstream, doctors are getting licenses everywhere so they're not limited in who they can treat.
Christina Farr
“Some doctors don’t view telemedicine as real medicine,” says one telemedicine doc with all 50 state licenses
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Revealed: Google made large contributions to climate change deniers
Firm’s public calls for climate action contrast with backing for conservative thinktanks
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For the Most Vulnerable, California Blackouts ‘Can Be Life or Death’
As the widespread outages in the state continued a second day, fears grew for sick and older residents and those who rely on medical equipment.
Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by text
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn't even leave her dining room. The emergency physician...
Geoff Clapp offers post-mortem on his Mayo-backed consumer health startup, Better
Geoff Clapp, founder of now-defunct consumer health startup Better, delivered a long-awaited post-mortem on the Tech Tonic podcast with Lisa Suennen and David Shaywitz.
Doctors Look to Eye-Tracking to Improve Care
Startups are using technology that follows the movement of the eye to diagnose nearsightedness and help people with disabilities.
UnitedHealthcare launches new app with on-demand telemedicine
UnitedHealthcare has launched a new app for its members that will make it far easier for them to access virtual visits around the clock.
Voice guidance in Maps, built for people with impaired vision
Built for and by people with vision impairments, detailed voice guidance in Google Maps helps everyone navigate with ease.
Christina Farr
Google Maps just announced better voice guidance for its users who are visually impaired
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Christina Farr
Tuning into Mark Zuckerberg ask quite cogent questions about cell free DNA and liquid biopsies at CZI.
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23andMe Adds a New VIP Health + Ancestry Service
23andMe added a third purchasing option with its new VIP Health + Ancestry Service, delivering more options for customers looking for a bit more.
‘Sesame Street’ launches initiative to help explain parental addiction to kids
The initiative will provide resources to children and the adults in their lives to address the issue and help answer common questions that kids have.
JCSM - Orthosomnia: Are Some Patients Taking the Quantified Self Too Far?
Christina Farr
Has anyone else experienced this orthosomnia effect? jcsm.aasm.org/viewabstract.a…
On a personal note, I get quite anxious that I'm not getting enough sleep so have avoided all the tracking tech. Finding out I didn't sleep well or sleep less well than others would only stress me out.
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Silicon Valley’s Mantra of Spend Big, Grow Fast? It’s Changing
Start-up investors are warning of a reckoning after the stumbles of some high-profile “unicorns.” Now turning a profit is in.
Christina Farr
Have been asking around to see if this shift has impacted health-tech venture/start-ups yet. Getting mixed messages so far.
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Urgent Care Info Now Available on Amazon Alexa
Duke Health has launched its own "skill" through the Amazon Alexa app.
Apple files patent for stretchable health tracking band
The item could measure blood pressure, respiration rate and ECG signals.
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HHS Proposes Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Reforms to Support Value-Based and Coordinated Care
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Physician Self-Referral Law (the “Stark Law”) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
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Here's one of the digital health examples cited. Interesting that it's the "smart" pillbox...
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How an unethical company (Daysy) responded to retraction of their study
In May 2019, 404 days after I submitted a commentary detailing egregious flaws in data collection and analysis of a study purporting to estimate contraceptive effectiveness of the Daysy thermometer...