Around the Clock Tips for Preventing Back Pain
Back pain is astonishingly common in the United States, with 90 percent of people experiencing at least one back injury in their lives. External factors, including everything from the angle…
More Retiring in Other Countries
More people are retiring overseas according to Wharton School of Business. Older people place a higher value on the present moment. Retiring abroad allows one to enjoy the present moment…
Obama 2.0 – What’s Next for Healthcare?
It’s always exhilarating watching a Presidential inauguration.The pomp and pageantry celebrates more than 200 years of orderly transition of government. It’s always exhilarating watching a Presidential inauguration.The pomp and pageantry…
Seniors and Shingles: Myth vs Fact
Shingles is a painful disease caused by the same virus as the chicken pox — the herpes zoster virus– and affects an estimated 1 million people annually. In fact, more…
Malpractice
he average physician spends almost 11 percent of his or her career with an open and unresolved medical malpractice claim. A major contributor is the length of the process of…
Flu Vaccine: Better Ones Coming: But Get Vaccinated
Vaccination against the flu is our single best weapon against that virus, but it is not perfect. If you get vaccinated, you can still contract the flu, which this year…
Why “Big Data” is Bigger than Lance
How many stories have you read or seen lately about Lance Armstrong? As a cancer survivor I am ready to move on. He lied and he bullied. He beat cancer…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Dr. David Albert and AliveCor
Last week we heard Dr Akash Rajpal talk about Ekohealth and how it helps patients negotiate costs of medical procedures and medications. Today, I have David Albert, CEO and Founder…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: Raiing Thermometer From China Continuously Monitors Temperature
The Raiing Wireless Thermometer from China was given FDA clearance last year for children over 2 years old. The device, a peel and stick contact sensor, continuously monitors your child's…
The Expensive Process of Med School Application
Discouraged by her parents, my oldest didn't consider a career in medicine until after graduating from college with a BFA in Art History. After taking an Americorps position and feeling lost at…
