Social Media, Smartphones and Sandy
Superstorm Sandy tore through the Northeast, leaving in its wake casualties, damaged homes and devastated communities. People are still without power as they work to put together their lives.The destruction…
Taking My Own Medicine
Andrew’s most recent birthday was celebrated in Columbus, Ohio where Patient Power and MMORE (Multiple Myeloma Opportunities for Research and Education) partnered to hold a Living Well with Multi Andrew’s…
Practice Makes Perfect: Muscle Memory and “Brain Training” to Improve Patient Care
Certainly, when learning to play an instrument or perform a particular pose in yoga class, repetition and practice is important in order to succeed and ultimately to improve. Athletes train…
The Power and Danger of Wishful Thinking
There once was a goldsmith in Cyprus called Pygmalion who liked to sculpt. According to Ovid, the Roman poet, he sculpted a beautiful girl out of ivory and fervently wished…
More Health & Science Literacy, Please
I was fortunate enough to be part of a workshop today looking at the issues around broadening the adoption of genomics in the health system in the UK. As a…
Veterans Day 2012: The State of America’s Aging Warriors
Sunday, November 11th, 2012 is Veterans Day. This national holiday is a time to honor fallen soldiers as well as to express gratitude for the sacrifices surviving veterans made to…
The Future of Health Care in Obama’s Second Term
Although members of the Obama team are now celebrating their election victory, the next four years will not be smooth sailing. Ignoring the campaign rhetoric, there is still much more…
Top Five for Next Four in Global Health
This is a joint post with Jenny Ottenhoff and Rachel Silverman. This is a joint post with Jenny Ottenhoff and Rachel Silverman.Happy November 7! The election is over and…things pretty…
Dealing with the Growing Power of “Medical Googlers”
The increased use of the internet by healthcare consumers has led to at least two types of medical conversations ironically illustrated by two different online features sharing a name: the…
Four More Years of Health Reform
While the last news I saw this morning before leaving the house still had Florida as “too close to call,” the outcome in that state has become irrelevant, with Obama…
