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Are Prescription Painkillers Over-Prescribed to Non-Surgical Patients?
Although many types of prescription drugs are abused, the most frequent and…
In-Place Patient Decontamination Training
I came across a great example of using social media for disaster…
Addressing Non-Clinical Care Factors in Health Outcomes
The population health model developed by the University of Wisconsin for the…
Harvard Students Design ChemoPatch for Cancer Treatments Outside the Hospital
First published on MedCityNews.com. If cancer treatment were cheaper and easier to administer,…
New Blood Cholesterol Guidelines
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA)…
Health Exchange Enrollment: Speed of Light or…Molasses
Much has been said and written about the dearth of new commercial…
The “Deep State” in American Health Care
In a recent blog entry, The Wall Street Journal‘s Peggy Noonan suggested…
Polio Outbreak in Europe? Disease in Middle East Imperils the Continent as Syrians Seek Refuge
As of October 31 of this year, 322 new cases of polio…
Reference Pricing and the Role of the Government
Reference pricing for medical procedures constrains costs by capping the amount an…
