BoSci’s John Abele on collaboration: Our good friends over at MedGadget spent last week covering the annual TEDMED conference in San Diego and were able to catch Boston Scientific co-founder John Abele’s talk on his abiding interest in fostering collaboration. Abele even bought a conference facility called the King Bridge Center to investigate his ideas on collaboration; namely, that medicine lacks the productive collaboration that drives other fields. Be sure to check out the rest of MedGadget’s TEDMED coverage. 
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” on the iPhone: Advice from Heidi Murkoff’s classic for expecting couples, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” is now available via a free iPhone app through www.WhatToExpect.com. The What to Expect Pregnancy Tracker app gives moms- and dads-to-be instant access to the book’s compendium of pregnancy information.
TomoTherapy releases the new TomoHD radiotherapy system: TomoTherapy of Madison, Wis., released a new radiation oncology device, which it touts as an all-purpose radiation therapy system packing lots of useful clinical and operational features.
ZocDoc goes to Washington: Patient appointment management can be a time-consuming and often aggravating part of running a medical practice. And it’s a headache for patients to suffer through when trying to book an appointment with a specialist. New York City’s ZocDoc offers a service that bridges that gap and solves some patient follow-through issues to boot. MedGadget chatted with COO and co-founder Oliver Kharraz, MD, at the TEDMED conference about where the service is going and how it’s helping patients and practices to save time and money.
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