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…
FDA Approves Roche (Genentech) Skin Cancer Drug–Zelboraf
Cancer drugs certainly are not cheap and for a year, this one is right up there with Provenge in cost with over 100k if it was prescribed for a year. …
Video: The Future of Electronic Health Records
The ONC released this video last month which discusses the positive impact of technology in health care. The ONC released this video last month which discusses the positive impact of…
Shaping the World’s Health Agenda: UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs
This September an event will take place in New York that could define the world’s agenda for the coming decade. I refer, of course, to the high-level meeting of the…
Who’s Confused? Angry Patients or Physicians?
Radiology practices don’t like having angry patients, according to AuntMinnie: Patient dissatisfaction is a recurring problem for radiology administrators and imaging providers, and one that can cause disruption, thus wasting…
