Scalpel: Technology @ the Edge of Medicine : PA Education

A Pen Tablet for the Holidays

Joseph Weber — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:41:00 GMT

Every year my mom asks me what I want for Christmas. This year, told her I would like an early Christmas gift of a pen tablet to hook up to my MacBook Pro. I’ve been doing research for a few months on pen tablets. My ultimate goal is to use it for teaching...(read more)

Reaching for Medical Information: ReachMD on XM Radio

Joseph Weber — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:31:00 GMT

No matter what I do, I seem like I'm always on the run. Balancing work, teaching, writing, running to my daughter's softball games, working out and tackling the long laundry list of daily activities provides little time for anything else. Finding a few...(read more)

48 Hours With the iPad: Part VIII (FINAL POST!)

Joseph Weber — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:18:00 GMT

Editor's Note: Joe Weber, our prolific technology blogger, has penned a thorough (and, we think, hilarious) review of Apple's new iPad tablet. Because of its length, the review will be broken into eight parts, which we began to post last Friday. The remaining...(read more)

48 Hours With the iPad: Part VII

Joseph Weber — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:26:00 GMT

48 Hours With the iPad: Part VI

Joseph Weber — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:36:00 GMT

48 Hours With the iPad: Part V

Joseph Weber — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:27:00 GMT

48 Hours With the iPad: Part IV

Joseph Weber — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:45:00 GMT

48 Hours With an iPad: Part III

Joseph Weber — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:01:00 GMT

48 Hours With the iPad: Part II

Joseph Weber — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:32:00 GMT

48 Hours With the iPad: Part I

Joseph Weber — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:17:00 GMT

An App That Separates Fact from Fiction

Joseph Weber — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:14:00 GMT

You've probably been here before: You're asking your patient social history questions related to smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use, and the patient responds with a twinkle in his or her eye, "Oh yea, I drink a few glasses of red wine every day because...(read more)

Learning Medicine in 3D

Joseph Weber — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:01:00 GMT

My friends know that I'm a geek. I love all types of technology and I'm usually the first to have all the new cool toys. So, with the recent announcements about 3D television, I've been excited to add this cool new technology to my collection. There is...(read more)