Fox Guarding Henhouse? Radiologists Want to “Control” Radiation Debate
Radiology news site AuntMinnie.com carries an account of the keynote speech at the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT, which provides interesting insight into the mindset of at least some in the radiology…
Malpractice: Right Diagnosis; Wrong Solution
Zeke Emanuel and his colleagues at CAP are taking on the malpractice system. Give them credit for recognizing the problem: Zeke Emanuel and his colleagues at CAP are taking on…
Hospital Calculates The ROI Of An iPad At 9 Days
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")I’ve recounted the story behind this headline…
Cancer Therapy Gets Small for Humans — and Animals
For many decades, treatment of cancer has relied on three major modalities: surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. As a radiation oncology researcher, I am fortunate to be at the University of…
AMA Declaration and Proposed Legislation Provides Additional Tools to Curb Obesity and Diabetes in Medicare
Today U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-06-LA) introduced a bipartisan bill focused on treatment and prevention of Obesity in America. The "Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2013" takes an…
Type 1 Diabetes Addressed By “Silencing Immune Attacks” (Children’s Hospital, Boston)
Researchers at Children’s Hospital in Boston have reported in the online edition of Diabetes that they have identified the specific molecular pathway involved in triggering the autoimmune response at the…
Alternative Quality Contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: A Model for ACOs?
Managed Care Magazine recently ran a story on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), which serves as a model for the ACO program under the…
Red Meat Consumption May Increase Risk of Diabetes
This one is for all of the carnivores out there: This one is for all of the carnivores out there:Eating even a half-serving more of red meat over time is…
Healthcare’s Most Disruptive: Next-Gen Genomics, Memory Implants
Originally published on MedCityNews.com. Originally published on MedCityNews.com.If you’re visiting this site, you’re probably pretty aware of some of the technological advances that healthcare experts think will change the industry…
The Human Side of the Sequestration
The Elderly The ElderlyThe sequestration was enacted to reduce our nation’s spending deficit, which is currently in the trillions. The sequestration was also an answer to our nation reaching the…
