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...
First Derm spotted cancer around the world last weekend during our # SpotCancer campaign. It was a success, detecting 2 probable melanomas in under 48 hours.
After a 1,800 mile drive across the country, First Derm (powered by iDoc24) is now in Kansas City, Missouri to participate in the Sprint Techstars accelerator program! Hundreds of startups applied but only 10 were accepted. We could not be more honored and excited for...
Written by: Dennis A Porto MD (@daporteaux) Aging skin 1. The sun is your enemy Every discussion of anti-aging skin care regimens should start with sunscreen and sun avoidance. In addition to causing skin cancer, UV radiation from the sun (or tanning beds) directly...
Doctors ask a lot of questions. They want to get to the heart of the issue. They want to improve people’s lives. They want to teach and educate – and the good ones are constantly seeking new, innovative approaches to the practice of medicine. Entrepreneurs have fire...
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...