General Health

Medicine and Hope Are Allies in Care

For centuries, scientists have pursued treatments and cures for pressing and frightening illnesses. Throughout that time, we have called upon…

4 years ago

Is Height Related to Cancer Risk?

MARCH IS COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH in the United States. Today, we look at the relationship between height and the chances…

4 years ago

Did You Know Burning Out Changes Your Brain?

I DON'T LIKE UNPRODUCTIVE MEETINGS. Some of my colleagues believe I'm not too fond of any meetings, but that is not…

4 years ago

Forgetting Is Our Brain’s Pathway to Maintaining Natural Mental Health

Fear of memory neurologic disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease can become an obsession with each little momentary bit of forgetting, a major…

4 years ago

Wordle Highlights the Essential Nature of Shared Experience

"Did you do the Wordle?" "Wait!! Don't tell me! I haven't done it yet!" Almost every day, these words are…

4 years ago

What’s in it for me? Encouraging patient ownership of PHI Data

Do patients really understand the true value associated with ownership and management of their healthcare data? It would appear not…

4 years ago

Cutting-Edge Innovation Is Not Enough To Save Lives

Yesterday, my 97-year-old physician father-in-law died.  His longevity was the result of great medical advances during the past two decades,…

4 years ago

It’s Not Social Media, It’s Social And Media

For many of us, living in a world of social media can be an integral component to our success.  Our…

4 years ago

$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway.

[This story is reprinted with permission for KHN. The story also ran on Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Our thanks to Kaiser Health News…

4 years ago

Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

[Reprinted with permission from Kaiser Health News - Author Jordan Rau. The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including…

4 years ago

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