An Insider’s Look at the FDA
If you’ve read my blogs for a while, or look up some past blogs, you’ll see I have been frustrated at times with the FDA. Yes, they have a tough…
How Exercise Can Help Those Who Are Terminally Ill
EXCLUSIVE POST - EXCLUSIVE POST - Mesothelioma, lupus, and hepatitis are all considered to be terminal illnesses. Patients with terminal illnesses live in a world of uncertainty. They may be…
The Power Of Embryonic Stem Cells
EXCLUSIVE POST - Embryonic stem cells may offer the opportunity to cure many of our most vexing diseases such as diabetes or the ravages of heart attacks. They are present…
Life Expectancy Paradox Explained by Smoking
People with greater income or formal education tend to live longer and enjoy better health. The trend holds true wherever researchers look — in poor countries or rich ones, in…
Medicare Cost Rise Eats Up Part of Social Security Inflation Adjustment
Social Security recipients are likely to get a cost of living allowance (COLA) adjustment next year, based on an increase in the Consumer Price Index. Yet most senior citizens will…
Evolution of Spine Surgery Market is Changing the Landscape
The global market for spine surgery devices was estimated to be worth about $12.43 billion in 2010, and is forecast to reach approximately $23.90 billion by 2020, exhibiting a compound…
Are U.S. Doctors Paid Too Much?
The average annual income for a primary-care doctor surpasses $186,000. U.S. orthopedic surgeons make $442,450 on average. Both figures are substantially higher than the median income in this country —…
Do Specialists Have to Meet All Meaningful Use Objectives?
Jim Tate, Meaningful Use Expert Number One Question from Specialists about Meaningful Use Jim Tate, Meaningful Use Expert Number One Question from Specialists about Meaningful Use There are two questions…
Primary Care Physicians Can Greatly Reduce The Costs Of Care, Especially For Chronic Diseases
In an earlier post I described the problem of excessive and inappropriate drug prescribing when a patient with multiple chronic illnesses did not have good care coordination by a single…
Global Handwashing Day: Support Global Handwashing
I have always been interested in the power of preventions rather than cures for infectious diseases. Simple preventative measures, like handwashing with soap at key points during the day is…
