EMTALA: History Repeats Itself
Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. In the spring of 1986, I was still pondering my top two career choices: medicine and civil engineering, anxiously awaiting an eventual scholarship…
U.S. Tax Code Is One of World’s Most Progressive
Writing in The Washington Times, Cato Institute Senior Fellow Richard Rahn explains that the United States tax code is one of the most progressive in the world. Over the past…
Cartoon Characters Impact Kids’ Cereal Preferences
Based on their experience during countless schleps to the market, moms know that kids pick cereals whose boxes have cartoon characters on them. Previous research by Yale scientists explained the…
Boomers Reluctant to Curtail Lifestyle in Retirement
According to U.S. News Money, workers who haven’t saved enough to retire have three choices: work longer, save more, or reduce their standard of living in retirement. When workers were…
ThermoGenesis to Begin Sale of Novel Stem Cell Device in India
ThermoGenesis Corp said its device, used in processing stem cells from bone marrow, got Indian marketing approval, sending its shares up as much as 8 percent. A leading supplier of…
National Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
Thanks to the Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events I've learned that President Obama signed a new Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) on National Preparedness. The Directive…
World Health Report 2000: Still the Worst Study Ever
Writing in Commentary magazine, Scott Atlas revisits the Worst Study Ever. During the health reform debate no doubt you heard pundits mention that the U.S. Health Care System ranked 37th…
Ablation of Liver Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the ninth leading cause of cancer death in the USA, the third leading cause worldwide, and the fifth most common solid tumor cancer. It begins in…
State Health Insurance Exchanges: A Solution in Search of a Problem
Thanks to $1 million grants from Health and Human Services, the battle over the ObamaCare health exchanges is heating up in the states. As the rent-seekers jockey for position, all…
Left to Our Own Devices
U.S. companies have led the world in the development of medical devices. According to an analysis by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, 32 of the 46 medical technology companies with annual…
