Siberian temperatures. Eleven grueling days, navigating rough terrain. Six teams, matched for talent, competing for glory at the end. The Iditarod? Nah, just the annual MIT Health and Wellness Hackathon.

via MIT Builds An Open-Source Platform For Your Body | Fast Company.

Specializing in design for social innovation and health care, Robert Fabricant lends his expertise to Frog Design’s initiatives with a global impact. Recently, he has led projects that use technology to combat HIV/AIDS and collaborated with UNICEF to improve maternal and infant health worldwide.

via Why You Shouldn’t Call Yourself A Social Good Designer | Co.Exist.

Launched last week, the ads discuss the beverage giant’s efforts to combat obesity, while also insisting that Coke products can be part of a healthy lifestyle. Those claims have been met with widespread skepticism and ridicule from public health advocates and the advertising world alike, with words like “shameless” and “chutzpah” bandied about.

via Vigor, Brain Power And Other Health Claims From Coke’s Advertising Past : The Salt : NPR.

Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post, reveals how an accident forced her to re-evaluate the critical importance of sleep in an accelerated life.  I honed my napping skills back in Kindergarten after juice and cracker break when my classmates would grabbed our sleeping rugs.

via Why We all Need More Sleep – Telegraph.

Created by the OTC drug startup Help Remedies, this infographic lays out all the options for headache pills that you typically find at the pharmacy:

via Infographic Of The Day: The Insane Choices You Face At The Drugstore | Co. Design.