Buying Access
From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of cardiologists attending this week’s Heart Rhythm Society conference have been bombarded with…
How States Waste Medicaid Dollars
Today about 78 percent of the prescriptions Americans fill are generic drugs. The average cost of a generic drug prescription in the Medicaid program is $20.61, compared to the $195.54…
Snap a Photo of Your Dinner to See Its Calorie Count, and Other Links
New iPhone app lets you photograph your meal to receive a calorie count. Nearly 1-in-4 adults who seek treatment for ADHD don’t have ADHD. New iPhone app lets you photograph…
New Alzheimer’s Care Site Promotes Community
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) unveiled an interactive "community o The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) unveiled an interactive "community of care"Web site that will help family caregivers meet…
Medical Societies and Industry Sponsorships
Maybe money can’t buy you love…but can it buy you influence over physician treatment choices? That’s what many pharmaceutical and medical device firms are betting on. Maybe money can’t buy…
Competition in Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy
Competition in the field of tissue engineering and cell therapy is intense, whether it be attracting top scientists, obtaining licenses to university-owned patents, being the first to reach market with…
Do You Know What’s in Your Pain Pill?
People take billions of doses of over-the-counter pain relievers like Tylenol every year, but many do not pay attention to the active ingredients they contain, such as acetaminophen, according to…
Bed Bugs Found Carrying Drug-Resistant MRSA
The study information was released and performed in Canada but now we have a real reason to fear bed bugs as if it is happening in Canada and associated with…
Think of It as a Minute Clinic on Wheels
With 600,000 members in three states — Texas, Massachusetts and Arizona — and plans to enter up to 10 new markets a year, Austin-based WhiteGlove House Call Health is one…
What is a Safety Net Provider? Interview with NAPH CEO Dr. Bruce Siegel
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Dr. Bruce Siegel, CEO of the National Association of Public Hospital and Health Systems. This is the transcript of my…
