Walter Reed Hospital Closes
After more than a century of service (102 years, to be exact), Walter Reed Hospital in DC is closing its doors. This seemed to be an inevitability, especially after the…
Is Kathleen Sebelius Listening to the NCPA?
Apparently so. But she’s only understood half the message. For several years now, NCPA scholars have been calling for a radical change in how Medicare pays doctors and hospitals —…
Should Patients Join the Pay-for-Performance Circus?
There was an extremely popular game show where several times each episode the emcee would shout out, "Survey Said!". Of course, this was just a game, not real life. Now,…
Eyeborg–A Prosthetic Eye That Records and Streams Video (Video)
This is a video worth watching as this is amazing how he built this replacement eyeball. What’s even stranger though is to hear him talk about the technology with prosthetics…
Stem Cells Extracted from Fat Save Patient from Amputation – Video
This is some pretty amazing technology with what they were able to do with stem cells here and save the woman who was in a wheelchair from amputation, and on…
Health Train in a Hurricane
Having been through several earthquakes,hurricanes, floods I will take an earthquake any day ! I hope my east coast readers are all okay. Katrina seemed to have taught emergency…
World Obesity on the Rise
The Lancet published a new study of obesity today that found: The Lancet published a new study of obesity today that found: If the current trend continues, more than half…
Give Forward – a Social Solution for Out of Pocket Medical Care
Here's a new way to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses with crowdfunding that is Here's a new way to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses with crowdfunding that is worth checking out.GiveForward is…
GOP Presidential Candidate’s Life Insurance Scheme Provides Fodder for Opponents
Will this story “have legs”, as they say? The media-anointed GOP frontrunner of the moment has a brewing scandal on his hands — one that involves dealmaking, wagering, and the…
How Will We Care for Six Million Centenarians by 2050?- Video
There's no doubt that people are living longer these days. In 1950 only 3,000 people on Earth were over the age of 100. By the year 2050, six million people…
