{"id":583,"date":"2009-02-12T15:43:22","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T14:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=583"},"modified":"2009-02-23T16:51:34","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T15:51:34","slug":"digital-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2009\/02\/12\/digital-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan Jarvies on digital health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once the domain of big broadcasters like the BBC, video is now becoming more democratised. The plummeting cost and increasing quality of consumer cameras has opened up the world of filming to the masses. Internet services like youtube<\/a> or vimeo <\/a>have given people a platform to broadcast their movies.<\/p>\n

So in this blog, I\u2019m going to try and bring you videos (and audio) from the world of medicine.<\/p>\n

To kick us off, I\u2019ve got some stunning visualisation from Hans Rosling, a professor of public health at Sweden\u2019s Karolinska Institute<\/a><\/span>. He brings information to life with a clever tool he helped to develop (since bought by google, and called motion charts). Here he talks about perceptions of the developed and developing world<\/a> via Trish Groves at TED<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Scientist reports on new surgical techniques to tackle obesity, with these alternatives to stomach bypass surgery<\/a>. The first one places a device that extends down the small intestine, blocking uptake of food. It is simply fitted and removed by endoscopy. The second, pacemaker-like device, works by stimulating nerves with small electronic pulses to block feelings of hunger.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve heard about health tourism (the public going abroad for affordable dentistry and cosmetic surgery) but the trend doesn\u2019t seem to be stopping there. France 24\u2019s English language channel reports on the increasing number of students opting to study in Romania<\/a>, citing cost as a big reason why they choose to do so.<\/p>\n

And finally from the archive, this is one of the most beautiful visualisations of what goes on inside the body. Produced for Harvard University Press, here\u2019s The Inner Life of the Cell.<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll bring you more video and audio in the coming weeks and months. Don\u2019t forget you can see the BMJ\u2019s videos on our youtube channel<\/a> or by going to our video archive page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Duncan Jarvies is podcast producer, BMJ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once the domain of big broadcasters like the BBC, video is now becoming more democratised. The plummeting cost and increasing quality of consumer cameras has opened up the world of filming to the masses. Internet services like youtube or vimeo have given people a platform to broadcast their movies. […]<\/p>\n

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