Much Ado about Nothing
The government will shut down…the government won’t shut down…Compromise! Finally, the Federal government has came to a compromise to reduce our swelling national debt. Or have they? The chart below…
Self-Assessments and Quizzes
Online health self-assessments are gaining in popularity. Not because I've seen a stat, but instead I see hospitals and other health organizations tweeting links more and more often. I also…
PPACA a Victory for Conservatives?
In his latest Pulling it Together columnhttp://www.kff.org/pullingittogether/What-Conservatives-Won-In-Health-Reform.cfm, Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) CEO Drew Altman argues that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was a victory for Republican goals…
Man Bites Police Dog Then Sues
Did you get all of this? The suspect was being chased by a police dog and when the dog was in range, he bit the dog. In addition, the…
Staph Bacteria in US Meat
The statistics reported by TGEN in Arizona are a bit of an awakening. So what happens when we eat the meat, do we have bacteria living from within that the…
Worst Editorial of the Week Award
How could USA Today beat out Paul (if-you-disagree-with-me-you-must-be-evil) Krugman? I admit it was close. But consider: ‘RyanCare’ won’t work without Obama’s health care law. Really? Last time I looked there…
Shortage of Leukemia Drug Will Result in Deaths
There is no alternative treatment to be used for the drug. Oncologists across the country are concerned and some of the hospitals that are turning patients away or having scarce…
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…
