Josh Umbehr

Josh Umbehr, MD founded AtlasMD Concierge Family Practice, one of the fastest growing insurance-free practices in the country. Currently developing an industry leading platform for direct primary care physicians: Atlas EMR Software for Concierge Medicine.

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July 28th, 2008 Recently we had the opportunity to be beta testers for Navigenics, a personal DNA company. Upon receiving the results, we were saddened to learn we weren't part of a genetically superior class of super humans. But then we dried our eyes and sat down with Navigenics CEO Dietrich Stephan to talk about this new technology. Medgadget:...
News

March 14th, 2008 University of Missouri scientists are working to bring functional femtosecond lasers out of the real of sci-fi and into the real world of medicine. Lead researcher, and professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Robert Tzou explains how this new technology could revolutionize everything from dentistry to oncology to joint...
Geriatrics

March 6th, 2008 Investigators from Georgia Tech developed an electronic necklace that can detect magnetized (tagged) pills as they pass through the esophagus. The idea is that the necklace will record the date and time of PO intake, and will send the data wirelessly to the computer. “Forgetfulness is a huge problem, especially among the elderly,...
Emergency Medicine

February 12th, 2008 If a motorcyclist falls and bumps his head in the woods, does it make a sound? If you're wearing your new smart helmet invented by engineering student Brycen Spence at UMass Amherst, it does. Plus, it will call emergency services and alert them to your location. “The WIG will be activated when it is buckled on,” says...
Medicine

February 12th, 2008 Forget the drug releasing tooth, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an implantable medication laced film that could easily and accurately deliver pharmaceuticals. The film could eventually be used to deliver drugs for cancer, epilepsy, diabetes and other diseases. It is among the first drug-delivery...
Radiology

February 8th, 2008 New software developed by Erik Vidholm at the Uppsala University in Sweden will allow physicians to view radiographic images as stunning three-dimensional models, allowing for increased diagnostic utility. With the aid of computerized image analysis, it may be possible in the future for radiologists to feel images with the help of a...
Military Medicine

February 8th, 2008 Working with the Center for Military Biomaterials Research (CeMBR), part of the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials at Rutgers University, lead researcher Dr. Dennis Goupil of BioCure Inc., out of Norcross GA, has developed a remarkable "spray on dressing" that has recently received FDA approval. The GelSpray Liquid Bandage is a major...
News

February 8th, 2008 Inspired by advanced technology found in hybrid cars, Dr Max Donelan led a team of Canadian and American researchers to develop an electricity generating knee brace that has countless practical, medical, and military applications. "Walking is a lot like stop-and-go driving," explained Dr Max Donelan of Simon Fraser University in...
Medicine

February 6th, 2008 A team of MIT professors and researchers has received a grant to continue developing the Ubox, an intelligent pill delivery system intended to increase medication compliance for rural patients suffering from TB. Though many of the world’s worst diseases can be treated with drugs, the problem of adherence--—patients correctly...
Geriatrics

February 6th, 2008 Inspired by generations of successful spouse-based nagging, Abby King, professor of health research and of medicine at Stanford, and her colleagues are studying the beneficial effects of having our beloved gadgetry prod us towards healthy lifestyles. In a study that appears in the February issue of the American Journal of Preventive...
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