Exercise, Diabetes, Cancer and Autophagy: A Fascinating Connection
I can already see the yawn forming: exercise again? we know it; it’s good for you, it makes you feel better because of endorphins, it makes your cardiovascular function better…
First Edition of HealthCare Social Media Review! Request for Submissions!
The very first edition of the new blog carnival, HealthCare Social Media Review, will be up next Wednesday, April 4th right here on HealthWorks Collective. So get your keyboards…
New Study Reaffirms the Weight of Obesity on our Health Care System
Last week the Campaign to End Obesity, a Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) partner, released a study that indicates that the U.S. Last week the Campaign to End Obesity,…
Geriatrics Health App is Already Here
Longevity Studies have shown people who are married and/or have significant others live a healthier and longer life. Social media and Google plus Hangouts offer a special tool to empower social…
Medical Imaging March Madness – Stage 2 and the Health Affairs IT Study Debate
March was an intense month for medical imaging. The proposed Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requirements were hot off the presses when a study in Health Affairs found that electronic access to imaging…
Drug Development Gets Even More Personal, Precise and Tailored
As we’ve discussed, Eric Topol’s “How to Change Medicine” provides valuable insights on how tailoring treatments in the clinic could boost health care effectiveness and lower costs. But we at Popper…
Justices Pounce upon ACA Mandate Defenders on Day 2
Will SCOTUS kill the mandate provision? The mainstream blogsophere (and media) are buzzing about the hard-hitting line of questioning lobbied at the U.S. today as to the consitutional merits of…
America’s Health Care Diagnosis [Infographic]
With the introduction of Obamacare, many Americans are trying to decide where they stand. This new infographic takes a look at some of the details surrounding the controversial change in…
ACA Individual Mandate Provision: Day 2 of Deliberations
Going into the second day of oral arguments before the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the reform law, a new round of polling suggests that antipathy toward that buzzphrase…
What I Learned at the HIMSS Conference About Developments in Health IT for the Rest of 2012
Like many of you, I made the annual pilgrimage to the HIMSS Conference last month but I didn’t write much publicly about it (I mostly wrote private analyst reports for…
