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Smoke? Overweight? High BP? You Are More Likely to Have Cognitive Impairment Later in Life
Those who smoke, are overweight, or have high blood pressure are…
Another Pan Mass Challenge Enters the History Books
For those of you just joining us, I rode in my eighth…
Keep it Simple Stupid: But Not With Medicare
In today’s Wall Street Journal, John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis…
Bariatric Surgeries Per Country
A couple of different pictures emerge when considering the number of bariatric…
Hospital Reporting of Surgical-Site Infection Rates
California hospitals are required to report surgical-site infection rates for 26 procedures…
California Medical Board Under Fire For Failure to Discipline Doctors
This is important as the information produced from medical boards is used…
CBO: Private Insurers Better at Expenditure Growth Control than Medicare, Medicaid
Advocates for government run health care assert that it does a better…
Community Health Centers: Not Just a “Safety Net”
What do you think when you hear the term “safety net provider?”…
Not One War on Cancer, Millions
You have heard it countless times, “The War on Cancer.” President Nixon…
