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Dr. Jan Gurley

Dr. Jan Gurley

Dr. Jan Gurley is a board-certified internist physician who writes regularly at Doc Gurley: Posts from an Insane Healthcare System

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Medtuner wins Health 2.0 code-a-thon with idea to track suicide warning signs via tweets

Medtuner wins Health 2.0 code-a-thon with idea to track suicide warning signs via tweets

October 9, 2012 10:03 am by | 1 Comments

This year’s Health 2.0 codeathon was markedly different from last year’s because the global competition judging was up first ’ the first ever Developers World Cup. Teams from as far ... Read more
Is it time to vaccinate everyone for Whooping Cough?

Is it time to vaccinate everyone for Whooping Cough?

February 24, 2012 3:47 pm by | 0 Comments

An influential panel at the CDC, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that Whooping Cough (Pertussis) vaccinations be extended to all adults as well, including those aged ... Read more
More obesity issues: Less pay for more weight

More obesity issues: Less pay for more weight

December 22, 2011 10:50 am by | 0 Comments

I’ve written before about obesity issues – mostly related to soda and diet soda (the message — even diet soda isn’t good for you — try to drink water instead) ... Read more
A closer look at vitamin E in men and multivitamins for women

A closer look at vitamin E in men and multivitamins for women

October 12, 2011 1:43 pm by | 1 Comments

I am a big fan of some vitamin supplements — notably vitamin D — which many people living urban lives tend to get significantly too little of. But there is ... Read more
Health 2.0 Code-a-thon sends IT innovators scrambling

Health 2.0 Code-a-thon sends IT innovators scrambling

September 26, 2011 1:14 pm by | 1 Comments

I spent the much of the weekend at a special event preceding this year’s Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco that started last night. This was the Health 2.0 Developer ... Read more
Whooping Cough vaccine fades quickly but is still effective

Whooping Cough vaccine fades quickly but is still effective

September 22, 2011 9:16 am by | 0 Comments

Last time I wrote about Whooping Cough (Pertussis) was in the Summer of 2010, right in the middle of a big outbreak in California. It turns out that a group ... Read more
Reflecting on 9/11′s anniversary and the need to honor emergency workers

Reflecting on 9/11′s anniversary and the need to honor emergency workers

September 11, 2011 9:30 am by | 0 Comments

I wrote the following post one year ago and pretty much nothing has changed except that we have had plenty of other disasters for emergency workers to react and respond ... Read more
Homeless and starving in the financial district

Homeless and starving in the financial district

December 16, 2010 10:11 am by | 0 Comments

This is one in a series of articles, running the five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, examining the relationship between housing loss and death in San Francisco. Ken sleeps ... Read more
Living and dying in the Tenderloin

Living and dying in the Tenderloin

December 9, 2010 3:13 pm by | 0 Comments

This is one in a series of articles, running the 5 weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, examining the relationship between housing loss and death in San Francisco. Nate, a ... Read more
Living on the streets: could love be the answer?

Living on the streets: could love be the answer?

November 22, 2010 12:53 pm by | 0 Comments

Despite the influx of police, the second man hadn't fled -- he was going to the hospital. He stood, swaying a bit, the blanket-cape of paramedic-care draped across his shoulders. ... Read more
‘I was looking for death on the streets’

‘I was looking for death on the streets’

November 17, 2010 1:47 pm by | 0 Comments

I went to needle exchange to hang out. You may be asking yourself what a soccer mom from the burbs is doing perched on a folding chair in the parking ... Read more
Microsoft talks HealthVault, electronic medical records

Microsoft talks HealthVault, electronic medical records

October 18, 2010 3:25 am by | 0 Comments

Last week at the Health 2.0 conference I got the chance to talk with Sean Nolan of Microsoft about the work the company is doing in information technology ... Read more
Social media, Web tackle lifestyle choices

Social media, Web tackle lifestyle choices

October 7, 2010 11:56 pm by | 0 Comments

In the intersection of online communities and health, Health 2.0 focused a session on behavior change. With so many of our chronic diseases due to lifestyle choices, online communities and ... Read more
How about Docs Gone Wild?

How about Docs Gone Wild?

September 15, 2010 2:34 pm by | 0 Comments

Is it just me, or have stories about doctors behaving badly become so commonplace that it feels like we need a new, amped-up phrase. Something that would better encapsulate the ... Read more
Should every doctor in America be sued?

Should every doctor in America be sued?

September 7, 2010 3:59 pm by | 1 Comments

Here's your multiple choice question to set the stage: what percentage of all physicians do you think should be sued for malpractice? Would you say one-in-10 doctors ought to be ... Read more