Rumor has it that technology and “the internet” are changing a few industries. Here in health care land thus far, we had been blissfully aloof. Selling books and renting movies were the low hanging fruit of the digital revolution. That revolution is finally rapping on the gates of medicine. As with any revolution, some turmoil is inevitable, but with it comes enormous potential for good. Before the revolution, it was hard to reckon how developed economies had any chance of preserving access to quality care for aging populations or how developing economies could “catch up”. Through the digital revolution in health care, one can see the course ahead, rocks and all. The practice and delivery models I learned in medical school are headed for the history books, soon.
Sprinkled around the digital revolution in health care will still be plenty on the economics and medicine of babies on the optimal frontier. In 2012 at Stanford, I delivered a, now (in)famous, talk on fertility, contraception and babies. From naively imagining I could wrap all those topics up in an hour, I learned that demand for such information is roughly infinite. Hence, the original goal of pediatricly – to do my best to answer those questions and explain both the newest discoveries and the most time-honored wisdom on all things babies.
But first, a disclaimer – this website is scientific journalism and most definitely not medical advice. I am a doctor but never writing her as your or your child’s doctor. I and am definitely no substitute for her. Nothing here should be misconstrued as recommendations for specific medical management.