Shingles Vaccine Really Works But Many Elderly Don’t Receive It
Herpes zoster (or shingles) is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Zoster increases in incidence with advancing age. It is estimated that over 1 million Americans get…
Story About UVA Essential Tremor Trial Airing on TV Stations Around the US
TV viewers in dozens of American cities are learning about the FUSF-funded essential tremor trial at the University of Virginia. In early August, Ivanhoe Broadcast News — a syndication service…
Prosecuting Medicare Fraud – The Untold Obama Administration Success Story
One wonders what the Obama administration has to do to get a little credit. I’m sitting on vacation, looking at the ocean most of the day, and spending about a…
Boomers – The Fattest Generation
According to an Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll, boomers are more obese than other generations and even those who aren't obese need to do more to stay fit. According to an Associated…
ObamaCare vs. the Antitrust Law
Executives from the ProMedica Health System of Toledo and St. Executives from the ProMedica Health System of Toledo and St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, a suburb, say their merger, which…
September 26-28 AdvaMed 2011
Brett Johnson: Welcome, Brett Johnson here in New York City with OneMedRadio. Today, we are with Ken Mendez who is the chief administrative officer of AdvaMed and one…
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Announced by CMS Center for Innovation
Many health care provider organizations that have not been overly eager to jump onto the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) bandwagon, citing high startup costs and uncertain returns on investment given…
Medtech Financings for August 2011 Pass $300 Million
In a month when the S&P devalued the stock market with its downgrade of the U.S.' credit rating, it was encouraging to still see a strong level of investment in…
Cook Medical Introduces Endoscope With an HD Camera Attached- Portable Imaging System for Urologists
Envisionier Medical Technology, Inc. is the manufacturer of the viewer. The endogo HD easily attaches to an endoscope to capture, store, and share high definition endoscopic images and…
Some Companies to Consider Jettisoning Coverage under Exchanges by 2014
A lot of what happens in 2014 will depend on what happens in 2012. Take this item, for example:A large majority of employers in both studies said they expect to…
