Cross-posted from Medium These are exciting times to be working in digital health. Entrepreneurs are arriving on the scene at a dizzying rate, each with their own unique vision for improving healthcare. My vision has a different spin than most — it dates back to...
Almedalen Week is an annual event in the medieval city of Visby on the Swedish island Gotland, which is 40 minutes by plane or a 4 hour ferry ride from Stockholm. Sweden’s political parties gather to present and listen to speeches, seminars, and participate in a...
Now more than ever we rely on Google to provide us with answers to everyday questions. In a survey done by the Pew Research Center one third of Americans say that they have gone online to investigate what medical condition either themselves or someone they know might...
Even though the iDoc24 team is now headquartered in San Francisco (we are creators of the First Derm- dermatology app), we are excited to lead the digital health revolution in other parts on the world. iDoc24/First Derm’s founder and CEO, Dr. Alexander Börve has...
Written by: Alexander Börve, MD & CEO of First Derm @DrBorve It has been a whirlwind of a week for me in Washington DC and my First Derm team back in SF. I just got back from DC where I was invited by Mobile Future for getting second place in the Mobiley Awards....
Today First Derm placed second and won $5,000 for mobile innovation in the Mobileys. As a winner of the competition our CEO, Dr. Börve, will travel to Washington DC.
First Derm’s founder, Dr. Alexander Börve, authored a teledermatology study that should change the way skin cancer patients are triaged worldwide. With 1,562 participants, this is the largest study of its kind to date. In the study, participants were seen in...
We’ve all seen awareness campaigns. If you watched TV at all in the 1980s, you likely remember the This Is Your Brain on Drugs and The Crash Test Dummies. Indeed, awareness campaigns have been using imagery to capture our attention and change our attitudes and...
