How a Smartphone Becomes a Microscope: Connected Health
This month’s Wonders of Wireless theme is connected health. While there are a number of great examples, we thought we’d highlight a few.
Today, it’s CellScope. As this story from Tree Hugger states, “Microscopic images of blood samples could be used by doctors ...
Got Something to Say? CTIA 2013 Call for Speakers is Now Open!
Planning and coordination for CTIA 2013 is well underway and now is your chance to get your voice into the mix. The Call for Speakers for the CTIA Thought Leadership Conference at CTIA 2013 is now open. This dynamic forum will tackle the hottest issues ...
Text4baby Turns 3!
Three years ago, The Wireless Foundation, CTIA and a number of its members joined the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) to launch text4baby, a free mobile educational service designed to promote the birth of healthy babies, particularly those in underserved populations.
The infant mortality rate in ...
CTIA Statement After the Release of the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)
In response to the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers (R-MI-8) and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) releasing the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), I said:
“Recent attacks on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Federal Reserve highlight the pressing need to enhance ...
Kansas Commuter Saves Pregnant Woman: WOW Wireless Lifesaver February 2013
Clarence Williams of Gardner, Kansas was driving to work one morning, as usual, when he witnessed a horrific crash. Using his cellphone to call 911, he gave them the location of the accident and assessed the condition of the driver, a pregnant mother who was bleeding and unconscious. Staying with ...
Health Data: Mobile and Secure: WOW Insider Interview February 2013
West Health Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Mo Kaushal discusses the some of the regulatory, technical and user challenges of connected health.
Mobile EKGs in Ambulances Provide Doctors Vitals & Save Lives: WOW Wireless at Work February 2013
With support from The Wireless Foundation, The George Washington University provided DC-metro area first responders with mobile EKG machines. Since every second counts, this lifesaving wireless technology provides the doctors with the real-time access to the patient’s condition so they may determine the proper treatment before the patient even reaches ...
How Wireless Provides a Big Picture of Health: WOW Policy Point February 2013
This month’s Policy Point looks at how input from searches or data from monthly bills is helping health researchers and experts to identify epidemics in real-time.
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