http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:24:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/iphone-app-diagnoses-disease-through-sound.html Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:06:13 +0000 A new iPhone app by Star Analytical Services promises to let users become their own DIY doctors.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/diy-healthcare-is-growing.html Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:00:45 +0000 The New York Times reports on the growing trend of do-it-yourself health care amongst young adults in America. It’s no surprise that the 20 something demographic is largely uninsured, but recent rounds of layoffs have inflated those numbers substantially. With insurance premiums, and out of pocket health care costs rising up to ridiculous new heights, people have had no other choice but to take health care into their own hands. From swapping medications to using the internet to self-diagnose, the uninsured are finding creative ways to make due without official intervention. Others are trying their best to live healthy livesRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/doctor-internet-health-privacy.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:45:10 +0000 Blogger Robert Scoble recently shared a personal health problem he’s dealing with on his Friend Feed page. His revelation prompted an interesting debate about the benefits and downsides of public problem solving. And while by being open about his condition led to suggestions on how to better handle his condition, he also wonders about the future, and value of medical privacy in our increasingly open world. Looking up information on “Doctor Internet” and commiserating with others is all well and good – but if a public trail exists about your condition, could it lead to being denied future health insuranceRead more...]]>