He’s been developing it on the kinda-sorta QT for a couple of years now….. Steve Case, formerly of AOL and looking for something to do with his millions has decided to join the foray into healthcare, but with a new twist. He’s taking it to the public sector to create profit centers based on advertising […]
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All it took was a good sneeze. It was the sneeze that started a string of events and ended up making for good research. While reading the newspaper Monday night — yup — I sneezed. My nose started to bleed which, when the heat is turned on in the house, happens on occasion. It usually
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All or nothing, black or white — I just don’t get it. In the past few days I’ve had this conversation a few times, so now I’ll share it with you. My friend and neighbor (I’ll call him Ted) suffers from a very slow-growing brain tumor. He asked me to watch a DVD with him
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I wish I had a nickel for every nurse, therapist or other hospital or healthcare worker who wanted to tell me — on the QT — stories that would make your toes curl. I’m a magnet for those stories; as if sharing them with me takes a load off their minds. I think they think
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… maybe for the better? Or probably not. OK — so this is the second time in a week I’ve disclaimed my interest in politics. Please bear with me here. Food for thought mostly, but only one good answer. Announcements are out this week on the bazillions of dollars being raised by the 2008 presidential
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A disclaimer here: my opinions have nothing to do with politics. Those who know me know I am NOT a political being. My opinions are about people and their healthcare decision-making. ………………………………. At least a dozen people have asked me what I think of Elizabeth and John Edwards decision to keep campaigning despite the recurrence
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Dr. Jerome Groopman holds a chair at Harvard Medical School, writes for the New Yorker Magazine, and has just published a book, How Doctors Think. I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve read at least a dozen reviews. What I most appreciate is that Dr. Groopman — a doctor held in high esteem by his
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It’s that dirty little secret that hospitals don’t want you to know about… but it looks like we’re almost at the tipping point. Soon you may be able to find out what your local hospital’s infection rate is — and you can choose whether you want procedures to take place in that hospital or not.
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