Category: Open Source

If you ever need to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) in Python, here’s how… -acv

I’d rather not compete with HL7, but the current state leaves me no choice but to speak up. Yes it would be a step in. . .

The get_object_or_404 is a handy Django shortcut. It keeps my views shorter. In my case however, I had the need to get the latest object.. . .

Last weekend I participated in a code-a-thon sponsored by Health 2.0 and Kaiser Permanente. The goal was to develop applications that help fight obesity. My. . .

Problem You are working on a remote web server where you do not have have access to view the web server’s content on port 80.. . .

I found that “Ruby 1.8″, packaged with Ubuntu 10.04, does not seem to run SASS out of the box. This is my recipe, cobbled together. . .

DocNPI is a website and webervice for searching information in the National Provider Index (NPI) Registry. The NPI Registry is maintained by HHS and is. . .

Problem: You want to display some information in a database record in Django, but you also want to display the field’s verbbose name.  In other. . .

OMHE (Open Mobile Health Exchange), pronounced “ooommm” is an open-source microsyntax for medical devices, mobile text messaging, Twitter®, smart phones, and any system capable of. . .

Problem: You are a good little Python developer and you use virtualenv in your Python development.  If you aren’t using virtualenv you’re doing it wrong.. . .