Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Collaboration and Sharing in Science

Check out this post: Collaboration and Sharing in Science http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/collaboration-and-sharing-in-science The world of patents has gone mad as evidenced by companies that develop little but purchase patents portfolios to then file suit as a business model. .... The world of patents has gone mad as evidenced by companies that develop little but

Monday, December 28, 2015

Notable Medical Advances

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Notable Medical Advances http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/notable-medical-advances J .......Jerome Groopman's highlights of medical advances form 2015: source Coming at the bottom

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Healthy Living Starts with You

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Healthy Living Starts with You http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/healthy-living-starts-with-you Human capital – the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. When reading the above definition of human capital, a particular word jumps out… habits. I am passionate about habits because poor lifestyle choices—or bad habits—are the number one driver of today’s health crisis. .......Human capital – the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes

Wearable’s Health and Voice The Perfect Storm

Check out this post: Wearable’s Health and Voice The Perfect Storm http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/wearables-health-and-voice-the-perfect-storm T ....This is a summary of the presentation I gave at the HIC 2015 conference in Brisbane on

Monday, December 14, 2015

Doctors and Patients - Who Knows Best

Here\'s my latest blogpost: Doctors and Patients - Who Knows Best http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/doctors-and-patients-who-knows-best T .......The Power of Knowledge Life has changed and access to information is no longer the

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

New Horizons for me at Dell

Check out this post: New Horizons for me at Dell http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/dellcmo I am excited to announce I am joining Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences  as their Chief Medical Officer. ....I am excited to announce I am joining Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences  as their Chief

Friday, December 4, 2015

The Incredible Progress in Medicine

Here\'s my latest blogpost: The Incredible Progress in Medicine http://drnick.vanterheyden.com/the-incredible-progress-in-medicine Looking back at the history of medicine is fascinating (Victorian Medicine - from Fluke to Theory). Medicine was a combination of chance and quackery but over the course of the the last century has made incredible leaps. Science became an integral and training more formalized and increasingly specialized. .......Looking back at the history of medicine is fascinating (Victorian Medicine - from Fluke