Top Paid Medical Apps for iPhone
1. Pill Identifier ($0.99)Developer: Drugs.comPill Identifier allows you to identify more than 10,000 different over-the-counter and prescription pills based on their appearance. Search by imprint, size, shape or color.2.…
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Impact on the Future Healthcare Workforce
With the landmark ruling upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it is not surprising to see the wide variety of reaction. As noted in this local piece, healthcare…
Molecular Diagnostics: Making the Uncertainties More Certain?
Scott Hensley over at the NPR's Shots blog posted a story about the recently approved molecular diagnostic test that can rapidly identify several gram-positive bacteria that cause blood stream infections.…
All About Genetic Counseling
Ten fingers and 10 toes. Many expecting parents will tell you that this is all they’re hoping for when asked if they would prefer a boy or a girl. This…
Technology Applications and the Fast-Moving Elderly
In 2011, nearly 80 million Baby Boomers turned 65, earning themselves the official title of ‘senior citizens.’ I’m not a huge fan of this title, myself, but there’s a lot…
Low Physical Activity in Today’s Youth May Mean Increased Dementia Rates in the Future
@kidsfitnessmiami Women who are physically active at any point over their life have lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears…
Something This Way Wicked Cometh.
The New Yorker this morning has an article by Atul Gwande MD with that ominous title.Pumping up the rhetoric seems to have been the present outcome of the Supreme Court…
6 Tips on Maintaining a Great Online Reputation for Physicians
Technophile or technophobe, your online presence is becoming increasingly important. Four out of five Internet users now look online when they need health care information, and searches for specific providers…
The Supreme Court Upholds the ACA, with a Caveat About the Medicaid Expansion
Bottom line: The individual mandate and all other provisions of the Accountable Care Act (with one exception, discussed below) were upheld by the Supremes, 5-4, as a tax, and not…
Obesity Program Recommendations Released by Task Force
This week all eyes and ears are on the Hill, with the Supreme Court of the United States scheduled to issue their ruling on the Affordable Care Act Thursday. But…
