Cost of Injection Jumps from $15 to $1,500
The following is from an AP story. See also Merrill Goozner’s comments here. A drug for high-risk pregnant women has cost about $10 to $20 per injection. Next week, the…
Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Types
Gastric bypass surgery is currently considered the gold standard for surgical treatment of obesity. Studies have shown that patients tend to experience 50-80% excess weight loss (EWL) over a two…
Will There Be Enough PCPs To Treat New Medicaid Patients?
One of the key components of health reform is expanding Medicaid eligibility to more individuals. My comments on the Health Reform provisions were expanded Medicaid coverage was that it was…
Does the GOP Have a Health Plan?
The Republicans have no plan to insure the uninsured. How do I know that? A New York Times editorial told me. So did Ezra Klein, writing in The Washington Post.…
Insurance Companies Get Reprieve on Certain Administrative Rules, Consumer Groups Worry
The Obama administration is delaying the implementation of certain rules under the new reform law that will enable protections for patients-consumers who wish to appeal claim denials or coverage reductions…
Rare Form of Dwarfism Protects against Cancer, Diabetes
People affected by a rare, inherited form of dwarfism virtually never get diabetes or cancer, scientists have reported. Their findings may someday open up new ways to treat or prevent…
Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval of New Spinal Cord Implant System to Manage Pain
If you can’t fix or get rid of back pain from the spinal cord area, I guess this is the next best solution with managing it and offers something other…
Thoughts on Geraldine Ferraro, and Myeloma
Like many New Yorkers, feminists?, hematologists and other people, I was saddened to learn yesterday of Geraldine Ferraro’s death. The Depression-era born mother, attorney, criminal prosecutor, Congresswoman, 1984 Democratic VP-candidate…
Doc to Dock Sends Medical Supplies to Those in Need
This is very cool and I was not aware and perhaps this is something hospitals and other medical facilities might want to look at instead of trashing non used products…
Bringing Down the Costs of Medical Care
It is currently popular for government officials to single out the insurance companies for the rising cost of healthcare. Not that the insurers are without fault but the real reasons…
