Tackling Health Information Overload
Listen to the latest episode of WGBH's Innovation Overload podcast for my discussion with Kara Miller.
Listen to the latest episode of WGBH's Innovation Overload podcast for my discussion with Kara Miller. We talked about the importance of user-friendly design in changing health behaviors, and Robert Koch's discovery of germ theory and search for a cure to TB.
Thanks to Kara for the great conversation!
'A Truly Fascinating Volume'
Thank you to the Washington Independent Review of Books, A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall and the Boston Globe for their reviews of The Remedy.
Thank you to the Washington Independent Review of Books, A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall and the Boston Globe for their reviews of The Remedy.
"…this book is my current obsession…A truly fascinating volume, a must-read for fans of medical history." – Washington Independent Review of Books
"This book made me thankful for germ theory. For basic hygiene. For vaccines! I couldn't wait to find out what happened next. I really got a feel for how relentless tuberculosis was, and how hopeless it seemed." – A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall
"The Remedy is a highly entertaining, interesting, and thought-provoking book, leaving the reader with a much deeper appreciation of how much safer — and in many ways, predictable — our lives are today thanks to the toil and efforts of men such as Robert Koch and his contemporaries." – Boston Globe
The release of The Remedy is just a few days away. Pre-order your copy today.
Highlights From World TB Day 2014
Tuberculosis was once the most feared disease on earth. In the 19th century, effectively every man, woman and child carried TB. One in four died of it.
Today, TB is curable, but efforts to find, treat and cure everyone are insufficient. Of the 9 million people a year who get sick with TB, 3 million don't get the treatment they need.
I've been following the #WorldTBDay conversation today and wanted to share highlights from the many dedicated organizations working to end this horrible disease.
Tuberculosis was once the most feared disease on earth. In the 19th century, effectively every man, woman and child carried TB. One in four died of it.
Today, TB is curable, but efforts to find, treat and cure everyone are insufficient. Of the 9 million people a year who get sick with TB, 3 million don't get the treatment they need.
I've been following the #WorldTBDay conversation today and wanted to share highlights from the many dedicated organizations working to end this horrible disease.
The Remedy, out April 3, chronicles the career of Robert Koch, a provincial German doctor who rose, through sheer determination and methodical diligence, to be the greatest scientist of the day. Learn more and pre-order your copy.