Should We Tax Fat?
There may be an argument for taxing fat; but there is no argument for taxing foods that fat people might eat.I shouldn’t even have to make this observation. But as…
Collaboration Through Networking: SocialQI
Brian McGowanA new book, SocialQI, provides a roadmap for patients, physicians, and biomedical scientists to turn social networks into communities of change. Brian McGowanA new book, SocialQI, provides a roadmap…
Better Health, One Step at a Time
I’m usually a touch overcommitted. There are so many exciting things to be part of now that the connected health marketplace is blossoming. However, that makes it hard at times…
Swimmers Beware! Drowning 101…
Written by Mario Vittone (reprinted with permission from The Comprehensive Guide to Wildness First Aid by Clifton Castleman, WEMT)As summer quickly approaches – swimmers beware! Written by Mario Vittone (reprinted…
The Irony of Workplace Wellness
The cycle: The cycle: 1. Work and the workplace environment causes STRESS.Unreasonable expectations, caustic management styles and a recession weary workforce has made the American workplace one of the most stressful…
mHealth: Mitigating Mobile Security Risks
With the use of mobile devices in the healthcare industry come several risks and points of entry, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. These points are listed below,…
Focused Ultrasound Used in New Tumor Detection Technique
A team led by Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD at Stanford University has received a $100,000 research award from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation to develop an innovative early detection technique…
Telemonitoring Can Help Control and Lower Blood Pressure, Research Shows
Research presented by the American Heart Association may diminish the number of heart attacks, strokes and other complications in patients with high blood pressure. They found that patients who participated…
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…
