Same Day Doctor Appointments? Read the Fine Print
Cleveland and northeast Ohio are not hospitable to private practice medicine. I should know. I’m one of them. Private practice is fading as health care reform suffocates it by…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Russia Launches Infertility and Maternal Health Support Program
The Health and Development Foundation, a Russian NGO with 10 years’ experience working in public health communication and development, just launched a new nationwide mHealth program for clients in infertility…
Clinton Applauds Carter Kostler (Age 14) at Health Matters Conference
Editor's Note: Dan Munro is a contributing editor to Forbes. His columns are collected under the heading, "The HealthCare Compass.90 second clip of former President Bill Clinton introducing Carter Kostler…
Seeing Red for Heart Health
According to the caption, “heart disease still kills more women than all cancers combined”. And in celebration of National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association (AHA) wants to know…
National Summit on Advanced Care: Thoughts and Takeaways
Yesterday, I painted with a class of second graders. They were little bundles of captured energy. Their eyes sparkled and they could not be quiet. The majority of the class…
The Importance of Human Touch in Clinical Medicine
One of the most ingredients in healt One of the most ingredients in healthcare is the personal relationship between the doctor and the patient. Unfortunately , we sometimes tend to…
When Gun Violence Strikes Close to Home
I have written about gun violence and the need for common sense gun regulations many times over the years, most recently after the gun massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. This…
Deer Antler Spray – it Doesn’t Work
Chinese medicine contains many ground up substances that have nothing in them. Just like Deer Antlers Chinese medicine contains many ground up substances that have nothing in them. Just like…
Is Your Dentist BPA Free?
BPA? What is it? BPA or Bisphenol A is an organic compound that is widely used in the manufacture of many consumer plastic products, and has been found in some dental BPA? What is it? BPA or Bisphenol…
Who Will Save the Independent Physicians?
The Wall Street Journal is my favorite newspaper, but its Op-Ed page is not the place to turn to for sober, non-partisan analysis. So I was only a little bit…
