The BMA has adopted an old fashioned, paternalistic, and misguided policy by warning against patients having access to their electronic records

At the end of last week, the UK government completed its consultation on patient access to their medical records. The British Medical Association submitted its

DIY genomics: how patients can collect data for genetic researchers

Melanie Swan has just published an excellent paper in the Journal of Participatory Medicine, “Citizen Science Genomics as a Model for Crowdsourced Preventive Medicine Research”.

We are finalists for the Europas

It was with great pleasure that I found yesterday that we are finalists for TechCrunch’s Europa awards. The Europas are highly prestigious, picking out the

Mobile healthcare services: Opportunities for GCC hospitals

I spoke at the m-health 2010 conference in Dubai today and it was wonderful to meet so many interesting people. The Gulf Co-operation Council countries

Patient-controlled medical records: new technology, new problems

There are two reasons I love coming to work every day. First is the opportunity to help patients around the world take control of their

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