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Finally, channeling 21st century software technology to something useful. One of the most important industries in the world - healthcare - is sadly broken and a
by eliben 13y ago
Finally, channeling 21st century software technology to something useful. One of the most important industries in the world - healthcare - is sadly broken and advances significantly slower than other technological domains. I wish more investments went that way, for our own good...
- dmix 13y agoHealthcare and education are the biggest laggards in technology yet data is super important to their effectiveness. The regulatory minefield (and traditionalist culture) within these industries can only hold back modern technology adoption for so long. Fortunately they seem to be becoming more open to it these days.
- speeder 13y agoThey have problems to profit. My startup is for educational games for kids, and almost noone want to invest in us, because of how the market works, that is basically or you sell, or you don't. There is no middle ground, no organic slow growth... Happily our seed money is sustaining us, but it is clear that we need to spend in marketing about 5 or 6 times our current budget (That go almost 100% for development).
- rdouble 13y agoWhat part of education is a laggard when it comes to technology? Education is always trying something new when it comes to technology. It seems like a bigger issue with education is that it's an easy target for con artists.
- dsl 13y ago> The regulatory minefield Ha! The FDA review board for a drug is allowed to own and trade pharmaceutical stocks, receive cash incentives and guarantees of future employment from companies under review, and generally relies on the summary findings of the company to make their decisions. It is as much of a minefield as the FCC is to the Family Research Council, or congress is to big oil.
- cinquemb 13y agoI took it that they were speaking to people trying to get in on the action and not the incumbents.
- shanev 13y agoTo fix healthcare we need less technology, not more. People are getting cancer and diabetes because we've gone from eating nutrient dense high quality food to industrially processed corn, soy, and wheat-based junk. We have to stop the vilification of red meat, promote the health benefits of grass-fed meat, and try to get factory farms to employ some sort of holistic management [1]. Not only can we feed the world in a healthful manner this way, we can also reverse climate change. Big pharma isn't interested in curing anything. It's financially beneficial to them to keep us sick. Why help them even more? [1]: http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change.html http://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world...
- hvs 13y agoOh, is soy a villain this week? I'm sorry, but it's so hard to keep up with which wacked out unscientific belief about food I'm supposed to believe from day to day.
- tsax 13y agoI can understand your frustration. The key is not to follow the headlines but do deep research on each claim. For example, intake of dietary saturated fat is simply not associated with heart disease. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009.27725.short http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009... Most soy consumption traditionally has been in Asia in small quantities, and after fermentation (soy sauce, miso etc). Vegan widespread usage of soy does not fit this pattern. http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert/studies-showing-adverse-effects-of-soy http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert/studies-showing-advers...