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Is Facebook Poised to Revolutionize Health Care? Is Facebook Poised to Revolutionize Health Care?Zuckerberg will appear on Good Morning America, and later on Tuesday, Sandberg will appear on World News…
HealthWorks Collective is One Year Old Today!
That's right! One Year Old and growing really fast. Thank you every one of you out there! Following are the contributors who have been with us since we launched on…
Emmy-Winning Daytime Series, THE DOCTORS, To Reveal Results of a New Surgical Procedure for Parkinson’s Disease.
Each year, approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, while an estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with the degenerative disorder. Each year, approximately 60,000 Americans…
Hospitals Can’t Afford to Give Away Money So Why are Preventable Adverse Events Still Occurring?
by Michael WongCan Hospitals Afford to Give Away Money? If not, then why are Preventable Adverse Events Still Occur in Hospitals?This are questions that I posed to lawyers, insurers, and…
The Undeniable Hemostasis Opportunity
Among many functions that wound management products might offer — wound closure, wound sealing, anti-infection, anti-adhesion, etc. — hemostasis represents a function that offers entry to the market by manufacturers…
How Much Should We Spend on Healthcare ?
I recently attended a conference on the healthcare insurance industry in India. Everyone agrees that this is an industry which is poised to grow rapidly over the next few years.…
Startups:Digital Health Accelerator Program Accepting Applications
Last week, the New York eHealth Collaborative announced the New York Digital Health Accelerator (NTDHA) that is run by the NYeC in partnership with the NYCIF and the New York State Department of…
CIN Special Report: Part II, Treatments Ready to Eradicate Pre-Cervical Cancer
In response to some recent successes by several companies operating in the cervical cancer space, we are issuing a two-part special report exploring pre-cervical cancer and CIN. In response to…
Is Sugar Carcinogenic?
Last Sunday Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviewed on his show on CNN a pediatrician, Dr. Robert Lustig, who made the assertion that sugar is toxic, and probably carcinogenic. This attention-grabbing statement had earned him a…
More Diverse Organizations Perform Better
By Marc NivetIn today’s atmosphere of social, economic, legislative, and judicial upheaval, the spotlight is hot on diversity, especially around the value it brings to organizations. Many of our nation’s…