Are We Doing Too Much to Save Preemies?
In the 1960s, when the first NICUs opened, premature infants had a 95 percent chance of dying. Today, they have a 95 percent chance of survival…Now we face a difficult…
Frugal Medicine – What Indian Doctors Can Teach the US Healthcare System
America is the world leader in a number of fields - and this is true for medicine and healthcare as well. Doctors all over the world come to institutions such…
There’s an App for That: Using Mobile Technology to Improve Healthcare and Lower Costs
Smartphones are commonplace. Nearly half (49.7%) of all US mobile phone subscribers now have smartphones according to Nielson in February 2012. These phones are powerful computers that are able to manage…
American Telemedicine Association Criticizes the FCC
When was the last time a government agency had money to spend and didn’t spend it? If it happens, it doesn’t happen very often. When was the last time a government agency had money…
Money Money, Who’s Got The Money?
Most of us know where the money is going, and it’s not to physicians or providers. There is much money to be made and had in our health system,…
Visitors From Another Planet
The outrageous and irresponsible statements made this weekend by Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) — a man running for the United States Senate — absolutely blew me away. Just in case…
FAT FREE = DANGER! (How I hate fat-free half & half)
OK, so I'm exaggerating a little--but only a little. I'm really concerned that the presentation of "fat-free" as some "healthy option" is not only a misrepresentation of the facts, but is…
Is your Hospital Afraid of Social Media?
A brief look at the figures, fears, and strategies surrounding the healthcare social phenomena Applications may come and go, but social media is here to stay—so you better get used…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Good work in Africa; Cell Phones Improve Health Education in Family Planning.
The growing use of mobile phones and text messaging in developing countries prompted FHI 360 to develo The growing use of mobile phones and text messaging in developing countries prompted…
Why are Girls Being Abandoned and Battered ?
It's heartbreaking to read newspaper stories of girl children who have been battered to death by their parents or abandoned to die. It's heartbreaking to read newspaper stories of girl…
