Why Would Cancer Patients Skip Life Saving Pills?
A medical marvel broke new ground in cancer in 2001 – now there are concerns because some patients aren’t taking advantage of it. A medical marvel broke new ground in…
Fitness and Competition Make It to Your Phone
There are plenty of exercise and fitness apps these days – from apps that tell you calorie counts to tutorials on different yoga exercises. They’re all great concepts, but like…
Boomer Voice: Building an Innovative Senior Living Model in Jiangsu Province, China
(Editor's Note: This post and How Old Should the Avatar on My Website Be? are from Aging 2.0, a great resource organization and website for Boomers - more about Aging 2.0…
Boomer Voice: How Old Should the Avatar on My Website Be?
(Editor's Note: This post and Building an Innovative Senior Living Model in Jiangsu Province, China come to us from Aging 2.0, a great resource organization and website for boomers. (Editor's Note: This…
Supreme Court Breaks Myriad Monopoly
(Editor's note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes.com under the heading: HealthCare Compass) (Editor's note: Dan Munro writes for Forbes.com under the heading: HealthCare Compass)The pause was brief last Thursday morning…
Glass in the OR
Two weeks ago, at the eyeforpharma event in Philadelphia, one of the speakers questioned the viability of Google Glass stating: “….nobody is going to wear these things….”In my presentation, I…
Celebrity Spokespeople: A Double-Edged Sword
(Editor's note: This post is from our latest member of the HealthWorks Collective Advisory Board, Mr David Davidovic. We thoroughly thank David for this exclusive post!) (Editor's note: This post is…
Obamacare Spurs Food Reform in Hospitals
Oddly enough, the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) is being credited with spurring big improvements in the quality and convenience of hospital food. Oddly enough, the Affordable Care Act (aka…
Interest Groups: Hurtling Us Down the Road to Ruin
By Brian Klepper and David C. Kibbe By Brian Klepper and David C. KibbeA recent New York Times article that focused on colonoscopies highlighted the questionable science, predatory unit pricing, and overutilization that characterize this…
