Top 10 Innovations at TEDMED
I spent last week in San Diego for TEDMED, the medical version of the TED conference. It was an incredible experience for me, almost overwhelming at times with the quality and number of amazing people there. Here are my top 10 takeaways: . 1. Disability to Super-Ability – Mullins, Kamen, Angle Three incredible stories, told back to back, left the audience in tears and on the edge of their seats.

Depression-Insomnia Link Reported at CureTogether
CureTogether Data Finds Link Between Self-Reported Depression and Insomnia Patients at CureTogether (http://www.curetogether.com) who report depression are twice as likely to report insomnia than patients with no depression. This is among the first self-reported data that reproduces findings previously done in slow, expensive clinical research. It comes from an analysis of 761 patients, and is being released in conjunction with the TEDMED and BIL:PIL conferences this week – please see the chart, and details below.

The Patient Decision Cycle
How do patients make decisions? I didn’t know, but I was determined to find out. At a recent Stanford MediaX workshop on Augmented Decision Environments that I was lucky enough to attend, Neil Jacobstein described a continuously improving decision cycle used by the military and based on over 50 years of decision theory. The steps of the cycle? Observe -> Assess the situation -> Determine the objectives -> Generate alternate plans -> Project probable outcomes -> Select the best plan -> Communicate and implement the plan -> Validate and improve the model -> back t

Migraine-Fibromyalgia Link Reported at CureTogether
CureTogether Data Finds Link Between Self-Reported Migraine and Fibromyalgia Patients at CureTogether (http://www.curetogether.com) who report migraine are 3.5x more likely to report having fibromyalgia than patients who don’t report migraine. This comes from an analysis of 512 patients – please see the chart, and details below.

Winning Mayo Clinic Talk on the Future of Health
I was recently at the Mayo Clinic Transforming Healthcare Symposium to give a talk on how Self-Tracking will change the future of health. Here is an overview of the talk, and the slides and video are below. “The New Wave of Self-Tracking Ubiquitous, invisible biosensors. Constant, streaming measurements. Analytics for your health. Detailed self-tracking will transform our understanding of our bodies, our health, and our medicine. Geeks are already tracking everything from calories to blood pressure to steps taken during the day (