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Senate Finance Considers the Cost of Health Care

Posted on June 03, 2008
Ezra Klein updates us on what is happening in the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the cost of health care. He writes, I'm on the Hill this morning for a Senate Finance Committee Hearing on "Rising Costs, Low Quality in...

Medical School and Conflicts of Interest

Posted on June 03, 2008
Both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog note the recently completed survey showing the conflicts of interest policies at medical schools According to the American Medical Student Association, such policies could be improved. Jacob Goldstein...

Celebrex as Cancer Prevention Drug

Posted on June 02, 2008
The Washington Post reports on a new study showing some extra positives from taking high doses of Celebrex, it may help prevent lung cancer in heavy smokers. Julie Steenhuysen writes, A high dose of the arthritis drug Celebrex showed early...

Organ-Recovery Ambulance

Posted on June 02, 2008
Until I read this article in the New York Times, I was unaware of the difficulty in recovering organs from some organ donors who do not die at the hospital. The Times article discusses a new method to combat these...

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Artificial Legs and Unfair Advantages . . . .

Posted on June 01, 2008
William Saletan at Slate.com writes about the recent controversy surrounding Oscar Pistorius and his effort to compete in the 2008 Olympics. The catch - he has two artificial legs. Mr. Saletan writes about the recent -- court ruling permitting Mr....

Americans Want Health Reform

Posted on May 31, 2008
The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn reports on a new poll in the International Herald Tribune showing that four out of five Americans would like to see our health care system completely overhauled. He writes, . . . . On behalf...

Obama's First 100 Days: Health Care

Posted on May 30, 2008
Ezra Klein comments on Obama's speech discussing what he would do during his first 100 days in office. He would focus on health care - as well as some other items obviously. Ezra writes, Speaking at a fundraiser in Denver...

Global Warming as Public Health Threat

Posted on May 30, 2008
The Washington Post writes about the EPA's report on the impact of global warming and the various health risks it poses to individuals. Andrew Revkin states, The Bush administration, bowing to a court order, has released a fresh summary of...

Obama's Health

Posted on May 29, 2008
Obama's doctor revealed today that Obama is in excellent health. The New York Times reports, Senator Barack Obama was in ?excellent health? at the time of his last examination more than a year ago, according to a letter released today...

Vioxx Verdicts - Score Two for Merck

Posted on May 29, 2008
The New York Times reports on the latest two Vioxx verdicts and they aren't good for plaintiffs. The Associated Press states, Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas have scrapped verdicts against the drug maker Merck stemming from some of...

Political Donations from Health Care Enterprises

Posted on May 28, 2008
The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog notes today that political contributions have started to flow toward the Democrats and away from the Republicans. While this may partially be the result of the current lack of popularity of the President, it...

Childhood Obesity - Some Positive News - It isn't getting worse

Posted on May 28, 2008
The New York Times reports on some good news on childhood obesity - a plateau. Tara Parker-Pope writes, Childhood obesity, rising for more than two decades, appears to have hit a plateau, a potentially significant milestone in the battle against...

Overprescribing Antibiotics

Posted on May 27, 2008
Slate.com's Zachary Meisel questions why doctors are still prescribing so many antibiotics. He writes, While working a busy night shift in the ER recently, I evaluated a 13-month-old girl. On her chart, the triage nurse had written: "Infant with fever...

Malpractice Problem?

Posted on May 27, 2008
Ezra Klein has a few thoughts on what is causing the malpractice crisis - that would be malpractice . . . . He writes, The medical malpractice problem is not, as some would have you believe, solely in the courts....

McCain's Medical Records

Posted on May 23, 2008
I am not sure that a candidate's medical records need to be made public but if we are going to consider them, perhaps a little more time for examination would be helpful. The Associated Press reports on McCain's health, Three-time...

Medicare Cuts . . .

Posted on May 23, 2008
EmaxHealth reports on the Democrats new proposal for the Medicare budget. The story states, Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday said he will move forward with a Medicare package developed by Democrats that likely will be opposed...

Best Wishes for Senator Kennedy

Posted on May 21, 2008
While many tributes have been written today demonstrating the huge impact that Senator Kennedy has had on all our lives, the Wall Street Journal Health Blog notes his importance to a large number of health law initiatives. Jacob Goldstein writes,...

New Currency?

Posted on May 21, 2008
The New York Times reports today on the change that may be occuring to our currency - no its not new faces but new sizes, colors and textures. David Stout writes, In a decision that could radically change the size,...

Protection for Human Rights . . . . Not a Priority for FDA

Posted on May 19, 2008
Well, looks like there could be a change in our notions about bioethics and the protection of human subjects -- The FDA announced, rather quietly, that the United States will not be participating in the Declaration of Helsinki starting next...

VA and Women's Health Issues

Posted on May 19, 2008
McClatchy Newspapers reports on a new problem facing the Veteran's Administration - women's health issues. Les Blumenthal writes, Two nightmares haunt Robin Milonas. While serving in Afghanistan in 2004 as an Army Reserve civil affairs officer, the former lieutenant colonel...

Medication Rates Among the Insured

Posted on May 19, 2008
The Associated Press reports on the new numbers of insured taking prescription medications. Linda A. Johnson writes, For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems,...

The Power of the Apology

Posted on May 18, 2008
The New York Times reports today on the power of "I'm Sorry." Kevin Sack writes, In 40 years as a highly regarded cancer surgeon, Dr. Tapas K. Das Gupta had never made a mistake like this. As with any doctor,...

Olympic Dreams for Disabled Runner

Posted on May 17, 2008
The New York Times reports the good news that a disabled Olympian runner will be permitted to compete. Joshua Robinson and Alan Schwartz write, When an international court ruled Friday that a double-amputee sprinter from South Africa was eligible to....

Costs of Preventive Health and Health Reform

Posted on May 16, 2008
Erza Klein points out an interesting article by Neal Halfon discussing health reform and its costs. He notes the power of preventive health and positive public health efforts and how small changes add up to quite a bit of savings...

Education Level and Death Rates

Posted on May 15, 2008
Newsweek post a blog about a recent PLoS study on death rates and the relationship of education level. Sharon Begley reports, Last month I blogged about a study that underlined how we truly are Two Americas (though the idea never...

In Defense of Vaccines

Posted on May 14, 2008
Pandagon's Amanda Marcotte supports vaccines and has a spirited defense of them. She writes, Anti-vaccination cranks make me see red, in no small part because there?s no excuse for the levels of ignorance they demonstrate about the real value of...

Oregon's Autism Cases

Posted on May 14, 2008
Reuters's Maggie Fox reports on the autism cases argued in federal court in Oregon. She writes, The parents of two 10-year-old boys who believe vaccines caused their sons to develop autism brought their case to U.S. federal court on Monday,...

Oral Cancer and HPV: Gardasil for Boys?

Posted on May 13, 2008
The New York Times reports today on a study concerning a link between oral cancers and human papillomavirus. Nicholas Bakar writes, The sexually transmitted virus called HPV, for human papillomavirus, is well known to lead to cervical cancer in women...

Detained Immigrant Health Care

Posted on May 13, 2008
The Diane Rehm Show focuses on the health care, or lack of it, provided to detained immigrants in the United States. The overview of the show states, The number of immigrants detained in the United States each year has tripled...

Employee Health Incentive Plans and Cheating

Posted on May 12, 2008
The Chicago Tribune has been following the recent development of monitoring employee incentive plans and punishing those employees who cheat. The Tribune's Barbara Rose reports on the troubles at Whirlpool and writes, Whirlpool Corp.'s suspension of 39 production workers at...

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