Small Businesses and the Not-So-Affordable Care Act
The Affordable The Affordable Care Act is not so affordable if you own or if you are an employee of a small business. Here is why. Consider the owner of…
First Wearable Bionic Leg Is Revolutionizing Rehabilitation
Although many probably never expected the Six Million Dollar Man to one day transcend the small screen, Dr. Robert Horst recently proved that fiction can become reality with the invention…
Deck the Halls Without a Trip to the ER
Holiday season is in full swing. Spirits are up, and so are emergency room visits. With extreme eating, drinking, stress, and accidents from decorating, ER admissions generally increase around holiday time.…
Medical Child Abuse: Making Sense of the Boston Globe Stories on Children’s Hospital
The Boston Globe caused quite a stir with its two-part story on Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old girl taken from her parents and kept at Children’s Hospital in Boston for months…
The Evolving Role and Stature of Health Information Management (HIM)
Several companies with roots in the Health Information Management (HIM) sector have emerged in recent years to address the gaps and limitations associated with most EHR deployments. Although some of…
Medical Machines of the Future: 4 Devices Coming to a Hospital Near You
From Hollywood movies to science fiction novels, we've seen many creative interpretations of medical devices from the future. Take for example the cancer-curing full-body scanner featured in Elysium or the…
Toilet of the Future Winner Combines Ergonomics with Screening System That Tests for Disease, Pregnancy
The winner of the most recent Toilet of the Future Competition harvests lessons from nearly every past method and
Next Phase of Self-Tracking for Health: Mood Trackers?
We just posted our curation of mood tracking apps on wellocracy.com. This prompted me to review just how far self-tracking has come in the last several years. We just posted…
Reviving the Spark: How Physicians Can Renew Their Joy in Medicine
When you decided to enter the medical field, you likely had the notion that the work would always be meaningful and fulfilling. But even with a love for medicine and…
Can Diet Cause Depression?
Is the Brain Connected to the Gut? According to a World Health Organization report, depression ranks as the number one cause of disability in America and the third highest, following…
