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…
Prognostic Scoring Analysis System Can Tell How Long Cancer Patients Have to Live
This is kind of an interesting topic and not a pleasant one by any means, but now there’s a software tool that can give the predictions based on analytics on…
On Patenting Genes and Their Correlations: It’s a Chicken-Egg Problem
Last month, my colleague Shane Climie wrote a post inspired by an article in the New Yo Last month, my colleague Shane Climie wrote a post inspired by an article in the New York Times (“How Bright Promise in…
CMS’ Noncompetitive Bidding Process
Last Friday, CMS announced that it will be expanding its durable medical equipment bidding pilot program nationwide. Although the term “competitive bidding” might make you think that this is a…
Is the Recession Increasing Access to Health Care?
A study by the Center for Studying Health Change finds that fewer Americans are experiencing unmet health needs or delaying medical care. This is true for both those with and…
The Steve Jobs Example: When to Call it Quits
It was a bombshell that shouldn’t have been unexpected. Steve Jobs resigning. Anyone who saw him knew he was sick and, just watching him on television, it was…
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…
