Digital health startup Sharecare launched an exclusive partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona. Founded by former WebMD CEO Jeff Arnold and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the app offers activity tracking and coaching for users.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS3xaXsh6vo&w=560&h=315] You may not know the name of one of the most talented and innovative forces in healthcare but there is a high probability that you have seen one of his video parodies about health. This is because Zubin Damania, M.D., goes under the alter ego ZDogg MD. According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZDoggMD) his work […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Stress can greatly affect our health, and it can say a lot about our intentions, mood or other emotional states. Sharecare's app is useful for individuals, but it was also used to analyze the stress levels of Republican presidential candidates in last night's debate.
Not facts, not medical evidence, not ethics and not Congress can stop him.
Transparency about involvement with a particular drug or product is one thing for doctors, but would it make a difference if the public knew how much they were actually making in profits?
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At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Dr. Oz responded to his “critics” on his show, the 10 doctors who petitioned Columbia Medical School for his resignation. Yet, he failed to respond, however, to many other doctor critics calling for his resignation. In fact, a poll conducted on SERMO (the largest social network exclusive to physicians) revealed that over 1500 doctors polled […]
Dr. Oz's radio segment produced by Oprah's Harpo Productions has been dropped and will move to iHeartRadio.
Even after a pointed segment addressing his critics, real doctors still aren't Dr. Oz fans.
Dr. Oz took to his daytime TV show to defend himself from the recent criticism following a letter sent to Columbia University from 10 doctors.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Some celebrities have an extreme influence on public awareness about certain diseases and conditions.
Dr. Oz has gotten even more heat as of late for his recommendation of "quack treatments" on his daytime TV show. He plans to respond to that criticism in a special episode likely set for Thursday.
Dr. Oz gets a lot of heat when it comes to his credibility, and now some doctors are boycotting his position at Columbia University.
A lot of people today get what they consider to be sound medical advice from TV programs like “The Dr. Oz Show” and “The Doctors,” which have average daily audiences of 2.9 million and 2.3 million, respectively, according to IFLScience. But how much of the information shared by these television personalities is leaving us with […]
What is your biggest question for me? Reply with #OzsInbox and I’ll answer my favorites on http://t.co/8kjmALRoAd. — Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) November 11, 2014 Well considering so much of his medical advice has been deemed questionable, and critics have a field day with his material all the time, the straight-up invitation was obviously going […]