Workplace Wellness Meets in the Middle of the Aisle
Congress is taking note of the need for workplace wellness, and elected officials are increasingly committed to making sure that the companies in their districts, for which their constituents are…
Quote of the Day
If cellphones caused brain tumors, we should have seen a worldwide increase in brain tumors pandemic as the phones became ubiquitous. That hasn’t happened. Full article on cancer and cell…
Worldwide Spine Surgery 2011: Products, Technologies, Markets & Opportunities, 2010-2020
Publishing in June, The MedMarket Diligence Report #M520, "Worldwide Spine Surgery 2011: Products, Technologies, Markets & Opportunities, 2010-2020", is a detailed market and technology assessment and forecast of the products…
Healthy Older Drivers Make Mistakes Too
According to an article in MSNBC from My Health News Daily, a new study suggests that aging is associated with an i According to an article in MSNBC from My…
Grand Rounds Vol. 7 No. 38
When I first hosted Grand Rounds six years ago, the iPhone, iPad and Twitter didn’t exist, and Facebook was not yet available to the general public. Barack Obama had not…
Why Don’t Patients Hit the Panic Button in Hospitals? Lessons from Condition H
Today’s Hospitalist (Ready to let patients hit the panic button?) describes the experience of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Orange, CA, which has implemented a “Condition H” (as in “Help”) system…
Two Approaches to Controlling Drug Costs
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program has been around for 20 years. It requires drug manufacturers to rebate to the states about 15 percent of the amount the state pays for…
Obesity’s Outlook Unchanged
Drugs for the clinical treatment of obesity have taken hits over the past year. Denied regulatory approvals, market withdrawals and the resulting industry moves, if projected going forward, leave an…
The Effectiveness of Online Health Intervention Programs
In recent posts on Web-based and mobile behavioral intervention programs, we reviewed evidence suggesting that social support, in one form or another, can improve participants’ adherence and engagement with the…
Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Shows an $8 Million Dollar Profit
This is not bad for a state that is looking for revenue everywhere they can find it. The program is exceeding expectations and it takes around 4 months to process…
