by Mary Rubin, PhD | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was marketed to prevent miscarriage, premature labor and other pregnancy-related complications from 1940 to 1971. However, this synthetic form of estrogen caused significant birth defects, notably leaving children born to the mother who had...
by Gal Brenner | Sep 12, 2018 | Blog
Gal Brenner from MobileODT Product Department shares her experience at the Yunnan screening camp: Witnessing nearly 4,000 women receive cervical cancer screening for the first time in their lives was an inspiring experience. Working with a team that made that happen...
by David Levitz | Sep 5, 2018 | Blog
Colposcopy commonly uses a green filter to highlight blood vessels in the tissue. Because many indicators of pathology are related to blood flow, the green filter enables a clearer identification of disease. MobileODT’s mobile colposcope, the EVA System, uses a...
by Sara Vehling | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog
People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) represent approximately 3% of the US population. However, they are grossly overrepresented as victims of sexual assault and abuse. A recent review of statistics by NPR and the US Department of Justice shows...
by Rachel Gross | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog
You have to start somewhere. For many students, their career started with a unique opportunity to touch lives around the world, and their ‘start’ has helped MobileODT move from a start-up to an established business. MobileODT has a far reaching vision; to...
by MobileODT | Aug 15, 2018 | Blog
Welcome to The Colpo Corner, where women’s health clinicians around the world provide their best practice tips with the medical community and patients. You are invited to join the discussion on Twitter or Facebook with the #ColpoCorner hashtag. Colposcopy is a...
by MobileODT | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog
Millions of US women are going without any form of OB-GYN coverage putting them at risk for disease. Despite the rapid growth of the US female population, obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) residency programs have decreased, and the number of first-year...
by Rachel Gross | Aug 6, 2018 | Blog
Telehealth has become one of the many buzzwords to be bandied around in the healthcare world. Like so many developments hailed to save the healthcare system, telehealth services hold great promise. From connecting former soldiers to the Veterans Administration to...
by Rachel Gross | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog
Dr Kofi Effah feels understandably proud of his clinic and his staff. He heads the Cervical Cancer Prevention and Training Center of the Catholic Hospital, Battor, which opened to address the dire need for cervical cancer screening in Ghana. In 2012, cervical cancer...