Accutane Users Win Huge Verdict Against Roche. Who’s the Winner?
I was engaged in one of my pleasures, sitting in a coffee shop leafing through medical journals. Usually, I am perusing newspapers. I was engaged in one of my pleasures,…
What’s a “Good” Colonoscopy?
No bad jokes. I’m serious.I’ve reached the wonderful age at which I’m supposed to have this test as part of my general health care. I had one 10 or so…
The Thanksgiving Z-pack
Thanksgiving this year is likely to become one of my favorite holiday memories. My husband's niece, her husband, sister and fifteen-month-old daughter visited from Mississippi. We had a nice time…
Who is Susceptible to the Placebo Effect?
If I had to guess who is likely to benefit from the placebo effect of an analgesic drug it would somebody who is easily suggestible, probably having a “weak personality”…
Giving Thanks for Connections to a Healthy Future
Taking a moment to pause at this time of Thanksgiving, I wanted to share a recent interview with Kaiser Permanente CIO, Philip Fasano during the NASA mHealth workshop, about how…
Health Patients Say Thank You to Employees
Merci. תודה. Muchas gracias. Salamat. Thank you. Merci. תודה. Muchas gracias. Salamat. Thank you.No matter which words are used, an expression of appreciation brightens a health care worker’s day. Whether we’re providing life-saving medicine, hacking through the thorny thicket…
Mobile Health Apps: Meeting the Apple challenge – the Google way
Acceptability of smartphones and mobile devices today continue to encourage development of several mobile medical Apps , with both Apple and Google playing prominent roles. Experts view medical apps…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Cost Transparency Helps Patients Shop For Medical Care
Two relatively new services are facilitating a market for medical services — with price and quality competition, as well as transparency. We have previously reported on MediBid, which takes a…
Why Hospitals Need to Think Globally
The United States has long been a melting pot of cultures, beliefs, and languages, and U.S. healthcare organizations regularly encounter the diversity that exists across this small, blue planet. The…
Almost Anybody Qualifies for Medicaid in Maine
Except poor people:Frustrated MaineCare eligibility workers complained that rich Mainers —”even millionaires” — qualify instantaneously for the program’s most expensive long-term care (LTC) benefit using “Medicaid-compliant annuities.” Nearly $6 million…
