If you give a vegan a fish, the whole internet freaks out. If only it were for the right reasons. Yovana Mendoza, or Rawvana, may be the most infamous influencer to reverse her veganism, but she certainly isn’t the only one. Since January, at least...
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Bringing better eyesight to a world in desperate need
One of the many things that distinguishes HealthTap from traditional healthcare is its global reach - the ability to provide access to healthcare from anywhere in the world. In a similar way, a nonprofit called Orbis is taking flight to bring better eyesight to millions...
Top 5 heart health questions answered by HealthTap’s doctors
February marks American Heart Month. To celebrate, we’re rounding up the top 5 heart-health questions our users have asked our doctors. 1. Are skipped heartbeats dangerous? Usually, skipped heartbeats aren’t a cause for too much concern. According to cardiologist Dr. Peter Banitt, “If you...
A.I. shows promise assisting physicians
The collective wisdom of doctors, combined with the power of machine learning (also known popularly as artificial intelligence, or A.I.), is greater than the sum of its parts. For several years, millions of doctor-answered questions have been contributed to teach our AI-powered symptom checker. This...
The way to a healthy heart is through your stomach
Time for a heart-to-heart, about your heart. Over 84 million Americans are impacted by some form of heart disease. The good news is the power to reduce your risk is largely in your hands. Eating a well-balanced, nutrient-rich diet is one of the most effective...
Cyberchondria: what’s the real concern?
With all the attention being paid to excessive internet use, it is no surprise that many behaviors viewed as obsessive or compulsive before the internet now have internet equivalents. Hypochondria is the pathological condition of believing something is chronically wrong with one’s health. In the...
Bad air drives sufferers to HealthTap for answers
HealthTap is helping those suffering from grey skies full of bad air. Ever since Camp Fire erupted earlier this month, the air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area has gotten so poor that merely being there for a day is the equivalent of smoking 10...
HealthTap + Apple Health launches first of its kind digital health experience
Today, we released a first of its kind integration with Apple Health Records that patients and healthcare providers can use to sync health histories between HealthTap's secure, cloud-based Health Profile and Apple’s Health app. This makes it easier for practitioners to view and assess a...
Here comes the augmented patient
David Lazarus is the consumer affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He also has Type 1 diabetes. So he is the perfect person to keep on top of augmenting patients such as himself in innovative ways. In June, Lazarus wrote a column about cutting-edge...
Diabetes sees telemedicine accelerate treatment
Chronic diseases such as diabetes are taxing our healthcare system and the broader economy as well. A new Milken Institute report states that U.S. health care costs for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease totaled $1.1 trillion in 2016. Diabetes...