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Time to Reevaluate – When to Use a New Technology vs. When to Die with Dignity
American medicine overuses its technologies and innovation triumphs and way underutilizes…
Blue Zones – Can Studying Centenarians Teach Us About Wellness?
Last week I heard National Geographic writer Dan Buettner talk about Blue Zones…
We Are Ruining Our Children’s Future Health
Our children (and grandchildren) are the future and we are responsible for…
Issues from Healthcare Law
After many moons, I finally had another opportunity to attend the California…
Privacy and Security: Joke or No Joke?
The Wall of Shame welcomes Sutter Health. Another computer with unencrypted protected…
Could Orphan Drugs Turn Health Economics on its Ear?
When is $100,000 a year more expensive than $500,000 a year? The…
Is Super Committee Failure a Good Thing?
By Wednesday, the so-called “Super Committee,” a bipartisan group of legislators, is…
A Better Way to Approach Medicare’s Impossible Task
As the “Super Committee” faces mounting pressure to rein in Medicare spending,…
Supremes to Hear Case on Affordable Care Act
The legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act commenced just as soon…
