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Last week I had the pleasure of visiting my alma mater, The Medical College of Ohio.  It doesn't go by that name anymore. Today, due to a recent merger with ...

A video commentary from Microsoft's Senior Director for Worldwide Health   Technorati Tags: Wall Street,Healthcare Reform,Bailout,Financial Crisis,physicians,e-mail,tele-medicine,patient care,care quality,access to care,healthcare IT

My team in the UK has just released the latest update to our Common User Interface initiative.  If you’ve never taken the CUI for a test drive, you are in ...

More than two decades ago I recall visiting a prominent upscale department store that was located in the town where I did my medical training.  I was there to buy ...

The past two days I've been hanging just outside of San Diego at the beautiful Rancho Bernardo Inn and Spa.  I was invited by Panasonic executives to deliver a keynote ...

The biotech company founded in the '80s is worth more than the leading U.S. automaker, as measured by total stock value.

Are hair transplants really covered by health insurance, as Sen. McCain said? Not usually. The exceptions occur when hair is restored as part of reconstructive surgery after an accident, injury ...

The founders said the sales were automatic trades triggered by the need to cover collateralized loans, and don't reflect on the company.

Big changes in traffic to the most popular prescription-drug sites reflect the quickly shifting sands of the pharmaceutical industry these days.

Social workers will try to help those facing personal problems because of the crisis. No word on whether they'll take calls from Manhattan.

This comforting stew makes a hearty meal when served with a salad and crusty bread.

Mimi Winsberg, a triathlete who once sustained herself with energy bars and pasta, found she had celiac disease, which can only be treated with a gluten-free diet.

The figures represent the government’s first substantial study of vaccination rates for Gardasil, a vaccine against a virus responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancers.

Dr. Palade’s discoveries about the intricate inner workings of cells were useful in understanding protein production, the basis of the modern biotechnology industry.

The Gloucester school district voted to allow birth control pills and condoms to be made available at the town’s high school, which had at least 18 pregnant students last school ...

Medical Assistant Website Speaks to Thousands of Medical Assistants According to the US Department of Labor some of the hottest careers lie in the medical assisting industry. Opportunities in this ...

I know! I know! There already are hundreds of websites dedicated to medical assistants on the Web... However, we just had to add one more. A completely redesigned "Advanced Medical ...

Physicians, licensed health care practitioners, and medical office managers are not always sure of what tasks can be assigned to the medical assistants they supervise. What is a medical assistant's ...

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Getting into a college can be an intimidating and scary process. There was a time—maybe 20, or 30 years ago—when students would put in three applications and were accepted into ...

Like the rest of us, Presidents work best when they take regular respites from the burdens of their position, according to White House insiders. From golfing to horeseback riding to ...

The Dalai Lama was hospitalized Thursday night in New Delhi, one of his secretaries told CNN Friday.

About one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday.

It's one of the largest age gaps between presidential candidates in American history.

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The following is a letter that I sent to the St. Albans Messenger, our local daily newspaper in regard to an article they published on Aug. 5th. No further introduction ...

Our job is all about helping others, especially those who need someone with the skills to manage an emergency. Recently I had the opportunity to discover again that helping others ...

If you've been on duty for much time at all, you know that stress, sometimes a lot of it, goes with the job. Sure, we can spend hours lounging around ...

Ya gotta love EMS. In the midst of the misery and suffering we see on a regular basis, you can usually count on one thing: Your partner is as twisted ...

Called out this AM to a possible untimely. These calls can be depressing, and sometimes I wonder why EMS should be called. I guess our medical training lets us tell ...

by Nick Jacobs Upon entering the world of healthcare management, it only took about a week for me to “get it” regarding the realities of the job. Having started my ...

by Tony Chen As you have probably figured out by the new look here at hospital impact, we have made some big changes. As I eluded to in an earlier ...

by Nick Jacobs AOL ran a piece by Ashley Neglia entitled, “What Happens When We Die?” This article asks the question, “Is the mind an extension of the brain or ...

by Nick Jacobs With the financial meltdown, a ground war in two countries, the oil crisis, and global warming all coming at us at once, it seems abundantly clear that ...

by Tony Chen Last week, I was trying to explain to a 9-year-old how this financial crisis happened. I explained it this way: "Let's say you get a dollar every ...

One way to insure that you have a high quality doctor is that they have a medical license.  In fact, no doctor can legally practice in the United States without ...

On Monday I attended the Applied Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Forum at UCSD.  I will briefly summarize the presentations of the three speakers. Andreas Pleil, Senior Director Worldwide Medical & ...

N.Y. Times technology guru David Pogue has some neat computer tricks and shortcuts to make your time spent reading the Healthcare Economist easier.  For instance: “You can tap the Space ...

The Wall Street Wipeout Edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

While your wallet may be a little lighter and your 401(k) may have taken a beating, the economic downturn may actually improve your health. The N.Y. Times reports that “people ...