Chronic disease prevention holds great promise for reducing our nation’s healthcare spending, but it is critical that we take steps to spend…
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives we don’t tend to give our time to thinking about the future. But…
The United States spends more per capita on health care than other wealthy nations, but still lags behind in life expectancy and…
Obesity – now officials recognized by the American Medical Association as a disease – can lead to increased risk for other diseases:…
AMA Declaration and Proposed Legislation Provides Additional Tools to Curb Obesity and Diabetes in Medicare
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Today U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-06-LA) introduced a bipartisan bill focused on treatment and prevention of Obesity in America. The “Treat…
Chat 126: Can Social Media Be Used to Influence Healthy Behaviours and Track Diseases?
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By Fanny Gillet and edited by Colleen Young Nicole Ghanie-Opondo By Fanny Gillet and edited by Colleen Young Nicole Ghanie-Opondo On Wednesday May 1st, Nicole Ghanie-Opondo (@todayisbanana) moderated…
Should People Who Cause Their Own Illnesses Pay for Their Own Health Care?
By JohnCGoodman
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David Friedmanweighs in: David Friedmanweighs in: I recently came across a news story about a British legislator who proposed that patients suffering…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Dr. Stephen Schimpff Talks Chronic Disease
By joan justice
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Last week, we spoke with Daniel Wolfson who talked about the Choosing Wisely Campaign and how it raises quality of care by…
High Quality, Low Cost HealthCare Video Interview Series: Dr. Jennifer Dyer and EndoGoal
By joan justice
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Last week, we met with Casey Quinlan who advocated asking the question, “How Much Is That?” in order to promote cost transparency…