Employee Makes Fun of Patient on Facebook
When will our employees learn not to identify patients on Facebook or any other social media site. This recent example goes beyond a simple error in judgment to a complete…
Does Disclosure Work?
Thanks to Larry Husten and the Cardiobrief blog for reprinting Harlan Krumholz’ New England Journal of Medicine article calling attention to a series of studies that show sponsors of a…
Health Care Social Media – How to Engage Online Without Getting into Trouble (Part I)
“Why do you rob banks?” “That’s where the money is.” “Why do you rob banks?” “That’s where the money is.” The legendary bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked,…
Health Care Social Media – How to Engage Online Without Getting into Trouble (Part I)
“Why do you rob banks?” “That’s where the money is.” “Why do you rob banks?” “That’s where the money is.” The legendary bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked,…
Innovation without Diligence Negatively Impacts Healthcare Access
The cost of the delivery of healthcare in this country always seems to be independent of traditional models of demand in practically any other market-based, for-profit operation. That is, instead…
Gene Therapy Is Back And Is Working for Some Patients
A decade ago there was much hope and hype for gene therapy. Then came the death of Jesse Gelsinger , an 18 year old, as a result of uncontrolled infection…
Doctors Without Borders VS Johnson and Johnson Who Will Not Donate Licenses for HIV/AIDS Drugs as Others Have
Johnson and Johnson refuses to join the Medicines Patent Pool as others have done so generic drugs can be made in developing countries. As you can read through here, they…
TruTouch Technologies Receives US Patent For Non-Invasive Alcohol Detection Device
Now that we have a patent I assume we might see more of these out for sale? I would think the ER room would be a good place for one…
Jon Huntsman Could Help the HealthCare Debate
Republican primary voters could help trigger a substantive health care policy debate in this country by giving Jon Huntsman a turn among the frontrunners. We’ve seen a surge of multiple…
When a Doctor Becomes A Patient With Cancer: Therapy, Fighting Insurance Companies, Finding Good Care–TED Video
Medicine has turned into a big business and Dr. Medicine has turned into a big business and Dr. Kamen talks about his dealing with drug shortages as a physician and…
