In Discussing Cancer, Should We Use Fighting Words?
Every day in obituaries, you will find combat metaphors about people who have died of cancer. “After a heroic battle against cancer,” “valiant fight against melanoma.” And so on. News…
Increased Prevalence of Stroke Hospitalizations Seen in Teens and Young Adults
Rising trends in risk factors and comorbidities are associated with the increase in stroke hospitalizations of teens and young adults. For those in communities served by telestroke networks, it is…
Verisante Technologies Detects Skin Cancer in Less Than A Second
OneMedRadio interviewed Thomas Braun, CEO of Verisante Technologies , a medical device company committed to commercializing innovative systems for the early detection of cancer. See below for audio and full…
Nurse Care Lines: Wait a minute, I Thought You Were the Expert?
My Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts card has a “Blue Care Line” phone number on the back. I’d never used it until recently but in the past couple weeks…
Consumer Survey for P2P Network – We Need Your Help
The Consumer Consortium for Advancing Person-Centered Living is launching the Person-to-Person Network (P2P), a resource for caregivers, families and elders. We need your help. As you seek information or resources…
COBRA Subsidy Ends: Did It Make a Difference?
From Sarah Kliff, writing at Ezra Klein’s blog: From Sarah Kliff, writing at Ezra Klein’s blog: With little notice or fanfare, today marks the end of federal subsidies for COBRA…
Florida Pill Mill Clinics
Florida has long been the nation’s center of the illegal sale of prescription drugs: Doctors here bought 89 percent of all the Oxycodone sold in the country last year. At…
Registries for Breast Implants?
I’m sorry I couldn’t attend the Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting the past two days that learned the two manufacturers of silicone gel breast implants — Allergan and…
Extending the Frontiers: Working Despite Alzheimer’s and Campus Smoking Bans
When I was growing up in the 1970s I complained to my mother that I didn’t like cigarette smoke. She told me to get used to it because the major…
Physicians Oppose Increased Certification Requirements
In the past, obtaining board certification in a medical specialty was straightforward. One completed a residency, studied, took and passed a test, and was deemed “board certified”. Later, certificates required…
