Florida’s COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard
The link below provides some very insightful data regarding the spread of COVID-19. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429 The chart in the lower left is particularly interesting. Obviously, one would expect an increase in cases as the number of tests increase. However, note the trend of the decrease in the number of new cases. What does this mean? To […]
Dietary Impact on Health
Meet Jeanette, she has lupus. (A chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs.) (Jeanette mentions PatientsLikeMe in her video. PatientsLikeMe is a free website where people can share their […]
HealthKOS is Health in Your Hands
With a click of a button, patients have access to their health history from any mobile device and share it with physicians or patient care members. HealthKos is a solution which shares information via automated interactions, within the patient care network. The processes optimizes medication use and care coordination. Health data points can be recorded […]
Zocdoc: Find & Book Doctors
New to the area and don’t know anyone? Download the app and within 2 minutes find the perfect PCP, Specialist or Pediatrician. Zocdoc is the beginning of a new healthcare experience. Find doctors you love, read real reviews, book appointments instantly, and more with this award-winning app. Features • See neighborhood doctors in your insurance […]
Pill Pack – Helping Employees Manage Medications
Taking multiple medications? Having trouble remembering what and when you took those medications? Looking for a simple solution? Statistics show 40M American adults take more than 5 prescriptions every day, but 50% don’t take their meds as prescribed. PillPack is a service that can help. No need to sort medications, wait in line at the […]
Rx Refills made easy!
Don’t like lengthy waits to refill your prescriptions? Prefer to have refills delivered to your door? Prefer someone else troubleshoot insurance & renew refills for you? Let me introduce you to Phil. Phil is a service that manages your ongoing prescriptions. Phil partners with top-rated, locally-owned pharmacies that are licensed by the Pharmacy Board. These […]
Useful App: First Aid
Accidents happen. The app was developed by the British Red Cross for everyday first aid. It provides expert advice for everyday emergencies with videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice. Its features include an easy to use Spanish language toggle to switch translation directly inside the app and is fully integrated with 9-1-1 so you […]
Useful App: GoodRx
Drug prices vary wildly between pharmacies. GoodRx finds the lowest prices and discounts. How? Compare prices – Prescription prices can vary widely from pharmacy to pharmacy. The app allows you to compare costs for every FDA-approved prescription drug at more than 70,000 US pharmacies. Find free coupons – Show the coupon displayed in the app […]
Dark Chocolate – just what the Doctor ordered!
Just 30 calories per day of chocolate may be enough to help reduce your blood pressure. As far as serving sizes go, that’s about a Hershey’s Kiss worth. But you have to eat the right kind of chocolate, according to Joseph Maroon, MD, author of The Longevity Factor. He recommends nonsweetened or minimally sweetened dark […]
Pre-Active Medicine – CompanionDx
Anywhere between 40 and 75 percent of drugs are ineffective for individual patients. That means a large portion of patients may not only be wasting their money—but they may not be receiving the treatment or the results they seek. Pre-Active medicine is a new diagnostic discipline that uses genetic insights to help prevent adverse drug […]