If the Wife Takes an Antidepressant, is the Husband Protected From Suicide?
About one in every 10 Americans takes an antidepressant these days.It’s a hip thing to do. A Center for Disease Control and Prevention Data Brief, “Antidepressant Use in Persons Aged 12…
National Alzheimer’s Plan Presented
Back in the winter, a draft of a National Alzheimer's Plan, called for in the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), was released. More than 3,600 people or organizations submitted comments…
A Conversation with Dr. David Stein at AACC
I had a chance to sit down with Dr. David Stein, CEO of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Point of Care Business Unit, at the AACC. He and his staff walked me…
Crowdsourcing and Health Care Reformation
Two terms I have encountered recently are “collective consciousness “ and crowdsourcing. Collective consciousness has been around for some time, and now with social media it takes on a…
Cost of Healthcare and Average Life Expectancy World Averages show USA a MASSIVE Outlier – InfoGraphic
Average Life Expectancy versus Cost of Healthcare World Average – INFOGRAPHICI love infographics when they actually add impact to a statistical disparity. Here is one originally published by National…
Don’t Believe What You Read About Sports Drinks and Other Performance Enhancers
Makers of sports drinks and other performance enhancing products such as supplements and clothing regularly make performance claims that are presented as firm evidence. A new analysis reveals that the…
Integrating Chronic Disease Management With New Health Delivery Mechanisms
We’ve long known that the key to addressing our greatest 21st century health care challenges – controlling costs while achieving improved health outcomes – lies in attacking chronic disease. With…
We Know ‘There’s an App For That’–But Are Drug-Makers Ready to Catch Up?
A barrage of mobile health apps has descended upon the public in recent years. They come from health insurance companies, the telecom industry, the Department of Veteran Affairs. Seems like…
Next Generation of Lab Automation
Aptio at WorkBig news from the Siemens booth this morning at the AACC conference. The diagnostics giant announced its "Aptio" platform, which it calls the next generation of lab automation. …
Nursing Experts Release Guiding Principles for Patient Engagement
The Nursing Alliance for Quality Care (NAQC) released Guiding Principles for Patient Engagement, a list of nine core principles designed to support nurses and other healthcare providers in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. The Nursing Alliance…
