The Top Ten Myths about Heart Disease
How much do you really know about your heart’s health? It’s easy to be fooled by misconceptions. After all, heart disease only happens to your elderly neighbor or to your…
Do Republican Presidential Candidates Have any Good Ideas on Health Care?
Republicans have done a good job attacking the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and I’ve criticized their criticisms for being largely cheap shots and inaccuracies. John McCain’s health care…
Yes, “Too Big” Can be a Problem in Device & Diagnostics Companies, Too
This morning, Luke Timmerman of Xconomy wrote about “The Fall of Pfizer: How Big is Too Big for Pharma Innovation?” Acknowledging that while big companies such as Apple and Google…
Alzheimer’s Preventable with Lifestyle Changes
New research suggests that nearly half of worldwide Alzheimer's disease cases can be prevented by making healthy lifestyle changes that are often associated with preventing other chronic health conditions. New…
More Obesity News from The Lancet
This is via Kevin Outterson at The Incidental Economist. What does it take to lose weight? This is via Kevin Outterson at The Incidental Economist. What does it take to…
NHS Doctors to Use “Redneck Telehealth” Also Known as “Skype”–A Good Thing
A while back I wrote about this topic with a friend who was out of town and needed to talk with his doctor long distance and the doctor wanted to…
Can Medicare be Cut Without Harming Patients?
Yes, according to former White House advisors, Zeke Emanuel and Jeff Liebman: Yes, according to former White House advisors, Zeke Emanuel and Jeff Liebman: Late last year, the Food and…
Health Information Technology Online Seminar
I've been quite impressed by the American College of Healthcare Executives interest in health information technology over the last few years and their desire to spark the imagination of healthcare leaders.…
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 —…
