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August 31, 2010

The Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) is saddened by the recent disaster in Pakistan. The widespread devastation caused by flooding has affected millions in the country, leaving many without clean water, food, shelter, or access to health care. Many of those affected are members of CCSC organizations, which include the American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and Society of Critical Care Medicine.

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August 25, 2010

Google's latest addition to Gmail is the ability to make and receive Google Voice phone calls. This is just another feature to add to Google's impressive and growing list of tools that make it a force to be reckoned with, and another reason to jump on the Google bandwagon if you haven't yet.

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August 12, 2010

Augmented reality (AR) smartphone apps are gaining use and popularity. They're great for finding an excellent nearby pizza joint, competitive prices for products, real estate listing, and getting around an unfamiliar city or part of town. Will medicine be the next augmented reality frontier? Check out some of these videos showing how AR works.

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August 09, 2010

Although it's only been on the market, the iPad is being adopted an an amazing pace. And one of its most rapid adoption communities are physicians and healthcare professionals. How will the iPad change medicine?

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August 04, 2010

How can one blog post possibly bring together non-for-profit medical societies, education, social media, Clay Shirky, cognitive surplus, and lolcats? Read on to find out.