OB-GYN vs. Cosmetic-Gyn
Why don’t more doctors choose primary care? Here’s why doctors are choosing to specialize in vaginal cosmetic procedures rather than more general OB-GYN: Why don’t more doctors choose primary care?…
Health Care Buzz Today
DOJ Decries Lack of Internet Protocol Data From Smartphones. Amid a national uproar over the belated, surprising news that mobile devices track your whereabouts, the Justice Department has expressed unhappiness…
Are the Uninsured Getting a Free Ride?
A new government report says uninsured patients are generating $49 billion in unpaid hospital bills every year. Put aside the fact that most of us don’t have much confidence in…
Threats of Nursing Home Lawsuits Do Not Improve Care
Nursing homes with high quality ratings are sued almost as often as lower performing nursing homes, according to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine. Nursing…
State Farm Can Monitor Your Driving Habits
The software, as it says now, doesn’t report back to the company and we also know that another company, Progressive does do such a thing, so how long before
First Viagra Generic Drug Coming Online in New Zealand Made by Pfizer
This is interesting that the first generic drug for Viagra is made by Pfizer. Well when you think about it they have the formularies already there and ready to go…
“Redneck Telehealth” Brought to You by Skype and Microsoft
Well I don’t think anyone has missed the new of late with Microsoft buying Skype unless you happen to be living under a rock these days. The good news with…
Can Technology Motivate Healthy Behavior? – HealthTech 2011
@MichaelSheeley #ciht11 Lots of cool & innovation going on in the health & fitness world. Very exciting things are happening! @MichaelSheeley #ciht11 Lots of cool & innovation going on in the health…
Report: Obama’s Hopes for Reform on Global Scale Falls Short on Initial Goals
Many armchair health policy watchers are fully aware of President Obama’s passage of the PPACA and its implications and continued struggles for universal application in this very pivotal decade in…
Medicare Trustees Report Deficit Sooner Than Expected
The latest news from the Medicare front has nothing to do with the latest Paul Ryan salvo against the entitlement. It’s the overall health of the program that has eyes…
