Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
This list is according to Google searches, as reported by CNN: What is the keto diet? What is ALS disease? What is endometriosis? How long does weed stay in your urine? How long does the flu last? How long is the flu contagious? When does implantation bleeding occur? Why am I always tired? What does…
Is Google going into the optometry business? You’ve probably heard of Google Glass, but recently Google has built a contact lens. The contact lens would not only improve your vision, but it could also monitor your diabetes levels. From the Google Blog: We’re now testing a smart contact lens that’s built to measure glucose levels…
Google searches as a public health resource: Google.org has released Flu Trends, an online reporting tool for flu-related search activity. It’s long been theorized that Google’s search data would be useful to predict epidemics. This is the first time they’ve released a tool like this to the public. As they say on the main page: We have found a…
Google is everywhere. CNN reports that Google is venturing into health records biz. “Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that’s likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader. The pilot project to…