19 Ways to Recognize You’re a Neonatal Therapist
Last week, I was creating a presentation on 'Therapy in the NICU' for my rehab department at work. Like many of you, the patients I see in the NICU are…
Myth Busters #6: Certificate of Need
So, national health planning was repealed, and hospital rate setting was repealed in all but Maryland — all after wasting many billions of dollars and who knows how much pain…
Top Quotes of the Week
“The single biggest problem with salad is making it. Cleaning, cutting, making sure you have fresh produce—it all tends to keep people away.” Harry Balzer, a vice president at the…
Cell Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease
Cell therapy is defined as a process whereby new cells are introduced into tissue as a method of treating disease; the process may or may not include gene therapy. Forms…
More on Health Apps
The Mobile Health LaunchPad will be announce winners who will pitch their products on September 19. They want apps that are more than content, in an early stage and ones…
VA Encourages Employee Use of Social Media
The VA has gotten it right with their June 28th directive and policy on use of social media. It is so perfect, especially the last line, I've quoted it below. The…
Smart Money on Pfizer?
Seeking Alpha highlights what leading hedge funds are doing with Pfizer. Some are selling, but some savvy (i.e., very rich) investors like David Einhorn –who also holds a lot of…
Health Care Buzz Today
Reform, Pay Cuts to Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor Hospitals. Analysts say physicians also could end up winners and losers, depending on who is affiliated with the larger health…
As We Mature (age), Things Change…
Learn more about As We Mature (age), Things Change….… and many of those changes we see on MRIs or X-rays don’t necessarily require treatment of surgery. Many of us will develop…
A Drug That Can Cure The Common Cold?
…in a development that could transform how viral infections are treated, a team of researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has designed a drug that can identify cells that have been…
