Hearing Loss Can Result in Brain Loss in Elders
Hearing loss in older adults might also cause a loss in brain volume, say researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Devices such as hearing…
Suit Says Test Labs Cheat Medicare, Medicaid
The following appeared Thursday in The Fiscal Times: Despite recent court settlements that recouped more than a quarter billion dollars from lab-test companies for allegedly overbilling California’s Medicaid program, the…
Contagion Is Real
I want to, but I still haven't seen the movie Contagion, starring Matt Damon among others. I've read a lot about the film, however, and appreciate the extent to which…
Oracle Clouds and Oracle Social Network
This is really worth watching if you have a chance and whether you know it or not if you are on the web, you are somewhere along the line using…
Steve Jobs’ Legacy to HealthCare
Steve Job’s life and death have had a deep impact here on earth. His accomplishments rival those of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Richard B. Mellon, Rockefeller, Harvey Firestone,…
Straight Talk About Medical Malpractice Reform
I smiled when I read that some physicians were taking the case for medical malpractice reform to the congressional super committee that is charged with cutting the federal deficit. It’s…
A Night in the ER
This is the county’s safety net hospital, the place where the ill come for medicine, the wounded come for help, and the dying come for miracles. As many as 550…
Spine Surgery Demand Up as Prices Decline
Demand for solutions to chronic back pain is on the rise. The number of people with chronic back pain is increasing, regardless of the economic challenges of healthcare. Consequently, the…
Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen
Transgender sex changes proposed for New York Medicaid. Transgender sex changes proposed for New York Medicaid. Kinsley: Christie is too fat to be president. Megan McArdle, Jonathan Chait and Ezra…
Cleveland Clinic’s Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2012
Cleveland Clinic Top 10 for 2012 Cleveland Clinic Top 10 for 2012 1. Catheter-Based Renal Denervation to Control Resistant Hypertension: When blood pressure is elevated-140/90 mm Hg or higher-a person…
