Are You Braced for 2014 Insurance Premiums? Will You Pay More or Less?
Summary: With 2014 approaching rapidly, do you know how much you will pay for health insurance? Do you know the factors used to determine the cost? Will you be able…
The New Patient Engagement Model: Changing (and Improving) the Way We Do Business
Change Is Coming to Traditional Business Models, Whether We Like It or NotAccelerating changes in the global economy are creating extreme pressures on business leaders to respond with improved strategic…
Can We Lower the Risk of Second Cancers?
Linda Lewis, former editor of More and Today’s Parent magazines, Canada. (Photo credit: John Van Der Schilden) Linda Lewis, former editor of More and Today’s Parent magazines, Canada. (Photo credit: John Van…
Technology Access Could Lower Barriers to Clinical Trial Acceptance
"Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought." Nobel Laureate Albert Szent-Gyorgyi no doubt would be impressed with the modern pace…
Alzheimer’s Drug Development: An Avant-Garde Approach
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Originally published on MedCityNews.com.A handful of high-profile Alzheimer’s disease drugs have failed in late-stage clinical trials in the last year — at least two of them…
Visit Your Parents…or Else
Grown children in China must visit their parents or potentially face fines or jail, a revised "Elderly Rights Law" mandates. Being ridiculed by many, the intent is probably more important…
Social Media: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
When we think about the boundaries of communication technology and social media, we tend to put students, residents, and faculty into the same bucket. Policies for one are the policies…
Medicare? I’m Sorry, the Doctor Won’t See You Now
Although I’m still working and not yet at an age when Medicare comes into play, I have great concerns about the increasing number of physicians who are opting out of…
The New Eye Chart Isn’t a Chart: It’s a Virtual Treasure Hunt
Originally published on MedCityNews.com.Using the 150-year-old eye chart today is a little like riding a horse and buggy around town, in the eyes of Richard Tirendi. To bring vision screening…
Dialysis Side Effects: How to Deal
Kidney disease is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States. Today an estimated 31 million Americans are living with chronic kidney disease, and nearly 350,000 receive life-saving…
