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By  Brian Dolan 03:34 am July 22, 2010
I'm a big fan of what the clever folks over at the Institute for the Future are up to with their BodyShock The Future Contest. BodyShock is a call for ideas to improve global health over the next three to 10 years by transforming our bodies and lifestyles. One of the more recent entries for the contest was highlighted on the IFTF's blog recently: Previewing Your Future Self. "I think there is a...
By  Brian Dolan 11:35 am October 16, 2009
A number of readers have left insightful and provocative comments on MobiHealthNews' stories over the past few weeks, so we thought it would be helpful to point you to some of the discussions taking place right now. Those who need it most, aren't interested: The expert cited in this past week's newsletter column, Insignia Health CEO Chris Delaney offered readers a longer explanation of his take...
By  Brian Dolan 11:25 am April 6, 2009
Mobihealthnews recently caught up with the Institute For The Future's Health Horizons Research Manager Vivian Distler to discuss the current and future states of mHealth, iPhone 3.0, the MD-LINK, "artifacts from the future" and more. Given the Institute For The Future's (IFTF) name, I assume it is focused on the future of healthcare, but how would you characterize the state of wireless medicine...