Geolocating a Cure for a Rare Disease
U.S. Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico has introduced a bill that could be a bellwether for rare disease communities. U.S. Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico has introduced a…
Medicare Is Not Free
(Editor's Note: Stephen Schimpff has been a member of our Advisory Board since the very beginning. He has given us numerous exclusive posts; here is his latest!)Medicare is not free,…
Pharma Firm Bets Sialic Acid Could Help Explain Link Between Diet and Inflammatory Diseases
First published in MedCityNews.A syndicate of East Coast angel investors pieced together $1 million to help a bicoastal startup commercialize products it thinks may prevent disease-causing inflammation linked to consumption…
Skate to Where Health Care Is Going, Not to Where It Has Been
“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” This famous quotation from hockey great Wayne Gretzky explained how he scored so many goals in…
Obama Working Behind the Scenes on Latest Pre-ACA Snafu
The Republican amendment to the ACA stopping government contributions to premiums of federal employees is being put to the test this week, as President Obama is reassuring Dem senators that he is…
How Life Sciences Are Finally Understanding Patients
Health and pharmaceutical companies are now beginning to dramatically enhance the treatments and care they deliver to patients by understanding their decisions, concerns, fears, attitudes, behaviors, actions and challenges -…
Dilemmas in Healthcare’s Information Age: A Bioethicist’s Take on EMRs, DNA Sequencing
First published in MedCityNews.The dilemma of our age, in the words of bioethicist Dr. Ryan Nash, is asking what should be done in medical care, and not merely what can…
Healthcare Communication Industry Tests New Offerings as Health Care Reform Evolves
Photo Credit: http://www.cbsnews.com Photo Credit: http://www.cbsnews.comYesterday eHealth, the company that owns eHealthInsurance, an online healthcare insurance exchange announced it has signed a deal with the Federal Government to enroll tax-subsidy-eligible residents of…
Siemens Centralink: The Data Management Connection
After I watched Siemens take the wraps off its spanking new VersaCell X3 Solution, an automated sample collection system, I wanted to see how the other half of the IT…
AHRA 2013: IRIS and the Importance of Dose Reduction Initiatives in Medical Imaging
IRIS (Image Right, Image Safe) is a commitment that started at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (D-H) to ensure that not only was dose being reduced, but that patients were receiving only…
