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Typically an ambulance arrives to find a person in mid-crisis and requiring immediate care. But a new approach — called community paramedicine — aims to prevent emergencies in the first place.
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Paramedic Scott Widener crouches in the back of an outfitted ambulance.“I am six foot and I’m duckin',” he says, laughing.It’s first thing in the morning…
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Hannah Berkowitz is 20 years old. When she was a senior in high school, her life flew off the rails.She was abusing drugs. She was suicidal. She moved…
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In recent years, the once-lowly food truck has entered the big leagues of cuisine. Once peddlers of quick snacks like hot dogs and falafel, food trucks...
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In Texas, we’re all about convenience. The drive-through Starbucks, burger joint, even drive through bank. Still, there aren’t any drive through health…
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Mobile apps and wearable devices, like Fitbits and Jawbones, help us keep track of everything from our heart rates, physical exercise to sleep and…
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Many low-income patients can't make multiple visits to the doctor, which is a problem if you're a diabetic trying to get insulin dosing just right. A text-based system made remote reports possible.
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NEW YORK – It is a busy Friday afternoon. Staff members check in guests at the front desk. Other employees lead visitors on tours of the upstairs…
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Sometimes a different perspective can help you see a problem with fresh eyes. The problem to be solved in Gainesville, Fla.? A hot spot of poverty, child abuse and neglect.
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Their annual letter to the public has been published. They're betting that in 15 years, polio will be eradicated, Africa will feed itself and 2 billion people will use their phones as mobile banks.