“If a physician can be replaced by a computer, then he or she deserves to be replaced by a computer.” I recently went to a talk given by Dr. Warner Slack, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Co-President of the Center for Clinical Computing. During his talk on the cybermedicine and the […]
Sodium Chloride, Friend and Enemy
The New England Journal of Medicine has just released three studies on the effect of salt on human health. They have produced a summary video, which is worth watching, if only because it is very cute. It should be unsurprising that most people in the world eat way too much salt. However, one published study […]
Risk Assessment, the Public, and Human Health
“Hey Stephan, how long does it take for Ebola to take effect?” “…why?” “I dunno, I’ve been feeling sick lately and I think I might have it.” “don’t worry, there’s no Ebola in the US.” “No, my friend heard someone got infected up in Sacramento!” After thoroughly assuaging my friend’s worries, I began thinking about […]
