Medical Technology Financings Over $400 million in May 2011
Financings in medical technology are on an uptick for May 2011, even if the $107 million raised by the implantable defibrillator company Cameron Health is considered an anomaly. There remains…
We Need a Liberal Immigration Policy to Support Health Care Reform
Over the last decade, the United States has intentionally made itself less attractive to immigrants, forgetting that immigration has been a huge driver of the country’s economic success. In…
Small Business Coalition Launches National Anti-Reform Effort
As the GOP prepares to vote on Rep. Paul Ryan’s plans for the dismantling of Medicare, other smaller (but growing) coalitions continue to oppose the Obama admin’s preparations for reform.…
Whose Diet Is Best?
Consumer Reports …declared Jenny Craig the winner among several commercial weight-loss plans, beating out Slim-Fast, Weight Watchers, the Zone fast weight-loss plan, Dr. Dean Ornish’s “Eat More, Weigh Less” diet,…
Your daughter painted on the dining room wall….
Phone rang. ”Sit down”OK, I’m sitting.“Your daughter (MY daughter ) painted the dining room wall today”Me: “ok”Her : ” You’re not upset”Me: Nope… I have paint brushes and in 5…
Your daughter painted on the dining room wall….
Phone rang. ”Sit down”OK, I’m sitting.“Your daughter (MY daughter ) painted the dining room wall today”Me: “ok”Her : ” You’re not upset”Me: Nope… I have paint brushes and in 5…
New Telestroke Initiative Discussion Group Added
The Telestroke Initiative now has just initiated its discussion group for connecting, collaborating and communicating on issues related to telestroke systems and care. This is a public group and discussions are…
How Employers Plan to Respond to the New Health Reform Law
More than four in five (84%) are likely to make changes — e.g., raise premiums, deductibles, and co-payments — to offset increased costs thanks to the law; More than five…
Convenient, One-Page Summary of Medicare, and Other Links
Keith Hennessey: Everything you ever wanted to know about Medicare summarized on one page. Keith Hennessey: Everything you ever wanted to know about Medicare summarized on one page. Trickle down…
A Visit to Dr. Watson
Here’s Ezra Klein: Here’s Ezra Klein: In certain important ways, this will be less pleasant than the status quo. Dr. Watson won’t ask you if you’re scared or assure you…
