A blog written by Ivor Kovic.....about medicine, science, internet, soap bubbles, design, imaginary friends, books, music for robots, uncreative taglines...

Informed Pocket Guides for the iPhone

I discovered Informed Pocket Guides almost two years ago and have been a huge fan ever since. The first product I got was the Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide. I believe the fact that I take extra care this little/big guide is always in my bag when I go to work, says it all. [...]

27 December 2009 | design, internet, iphone, medicine | 3 Comments

Year in Review 2008: Best in Health by WorldChanging

WorldChanging brings stories of the most important and innovative new tools, models and ideas for building a bright green future. Their articles are just amazing, and for the end of 2008 they decided to rediscovered some of the great events, innovations, interviews and debates that they covered in the previous year. They wrote a series [...]

5 January 2009 | ecology, internet, medicine | 1 Comment

Access life-saving information in the field using iPhone

I came across a press release which further strengthened my belief that iPhone is perfect for doctors. The whole project is so exciting that I just didn’t want to leave anything out. That’s why I decided to include the complete press release here.
iPhone and new technology enables health providers to access key life-saving information
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5 October 2008 | iphone, medicine | No Comments

Why is iPhone perfect for doctors

I purchased my iPhone about six months ago and it has in many ways changed my life for the better. This is especially true regarding my work as a medical doctor. I believe that iPhone is a perfect gadget and that it can improve any physician’s performance. That is way I decided to present some [...]

26 September 2008 | internet, iphone, medicine, science | 10 Comments

Young man dies from tongue piercing

Haaretz Newspaper from Israel brings a story of an 18-year-old Israel Defense Forces soldier who died this Sunday from an infection he received from a tongue piercing.
The soldier had been hospitalized in serious condition for over a month in Rambam Hospital in Haifa after he developed 14 abscesses in his brain from bacteria that [...]

22 September 2008 | medicine | 7 Comments

Top three free iPhone health apps

More and more health iPhone applications are available each day in the App Store. Most of them are for sale, but there are some which you can download for free. Here is my current top three of free health apps.
1. Epocrates Rx
Includes the drug guide, formulary information and drug interaction checker. Also offers continual free [...]

4 August 2008 | design, internet, iphone, medicine | No Comments