Is a Low Fertility Rate Good or Bad for the Health of an Economy?
Some countries, like Israel, have a high fertility rate (2.67 children born per woman) and a young, rapidly growing population. In conrast, the fertility rate in Germany is 1.39 and…
Can We Put the Hospital Marketing Genie Back in the Bottle?
I am old enough to remember when physicians did not advertise. It was considered a professional ethical issue. Hospital advertising consisted of institutional “We’re here” ads. Anything aggressive by docs…
Big Data in Tune with the Healthcare Industry
Big Data is big. And it’s getting even bigger in healthcare. Big Data goes beyond size and volume to include such characteristics as variety, velocity, and, with respect specifically to…
9 Strategies for Creating Healthier Food and Agriculture Systems
This year, World Health Day focuses on high blood pressure, one of the many chronic diseases that are increasingly common around the world. This year, World Health Day focuses on…
Diagnosed with Leukemia? Are You Sure?
The headlines each day bring more good news about progress in treating blood cancers. We now know more than ever before about leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other disorders. There used…
How Healthy Is Healthy Food?
It may be that defining a “healthy food” is more about fashion than fact. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg cited the adverse health consequences of excess soft drink consumption…
Caring for Aging Parents: Dealing with Memory Loss
This post is from Katherine Hauswirth, writer for MyLastingLegacy.com and author of “Harriet’s Voice: A Writing Mother’s Journey”In our family, it started with Mom getting lost while driving. This post…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Dr Ricardo Bello Talks Reducing Readmissions @MontefioreNYC
Previously, Dr Lawrence Cheskin from Johns Hopkins talked to us about his mHealth program TRIMM. Today, Dr Ricardo Bello, assistant professor in the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery at…
The Still-Early State of Online Doctor Reviews
A front-page Boston Globe article on a neurosurgeon suing a caregiver for a harsh blog post is exciting but unrepresentative of the overall state of online doctor reviews. However it…
Health of Americans Ranks Worst Among High-Income Countries
Well, this sure is depressing. Well, this sure is depressing.Amid all the news about more Americans gaining health insurance, the to-do over New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s war on super-sized…
