FDA Power Grab
As health-care providers computerize how they take care of us, we’re computerizing how we take care of ourselves—and how we connect back to our doctors. There are apps for managing…
How to Game Mortality Data
There is a great illustration in this BMJ article of what I discuss in Chapter 2 of my book: the type of mortality that matters. In the figure below from…
What Do Patients Want From Social Media? And What Should They Want?
HealthcareIT News summarizes six points from a talk by Jessie Gruman, president of the Center of Advancing Health. Gruman’s had cancer four times, so has ample personal expertise on the…
Preventive Aging
Does old age necessarily mean declining health and cognition or can one age gracefully with a high quality of life? This was another topic discussed at the recent Health and…
Testing Without Theory
From time to time I run across a finding in the medical literature along the lines of “Coffee Causes Bladder Cancer.” Or was it “Coffee Prevents Bladder Cancer”? Oops, maybe…
Chilly Climates Ideal for Data Center Locations
Lulea, SwedenA recent article in the NYTimes.com reports on the draw of chilly nordic countries and their ideal climate for data centers – Facebook is building its first international data…
Get Moving For National Senior Health & Fitness Day!
May 30th marks the 19th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day celebrating the theme: “Get Moving…Start Improving!” May 30th marks the 19th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day…
Medical Bills Going Down If You Pay Cash – Way Down
Medical Bills Going Down as Docs and Hospitals Start to Discount for CashDiscounts of up to 89% for common procedures being offered in southern California healthcare system. Lower your…
Telemedicine Technology Benefits Patients in Remote Rural Areas
In rural areas, where doctors and hospitals are scarce, telemedicine has been found to be the next best thing for diabetic patients. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) studied…
Clinical Training Must Be Coupled with Policy, Management to Improve Care
By Sachin Jain, MD By Sachin Jain, MDAs outgoing Johns Hopkins Dean Ed Miller and I argued in a letter in this month’s edition of Academic Medicine, formal coursework and…
