The digital world has been in a separate orbit from our medical cocoon, and it's time the boundaries be taken down. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes boundary cocoon digital
The digitization of human beings will make a parody out of 'doctor knows best.' Eric Topol beingdigitizationdoctor Change image and share on social
For people who have heart disease, statins are great. But if all you've had is high cholesterol, what you're doing is taking this 1/100 chance of getting a benefit and offsetting it with 1/200 chance of getting diabetes. Eric Topol benefitchancecholesterol share on social
Where today people surf the Web and check their e-mail on their cell phones, tomorrow they will be checking their vital signs. Eric Topol cellcheckmail Change image and share on social
I like people who don't accept boundaries. Like Florence Nightingale. And Napoleon or Louis XIV, though I'm not sure how much I'd have liked to meet them. I admire people who aren't circumscribed by circumstance. Julian Fellowes acceptadmireboundary share on social
The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we be surprised that they learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending while their elders were still dialing long-distance? Nancy Gibbs afraidanxiousbuild share on social
As the Kindle's dread grip on digital publishing is challenged by tablet computers and Android smartphones, with their bright screens and high resolution, the need for illustration is growing. Chris Riddell androidbrightchallenge Change image and share on social