Prochon Biotech May Restore Quality of Life For Millions Who Suffer From Cartilage Injury
Deteriorating or damaged cartilage is a force to be reckoned with. Deteriorating or damaged cartilage is a force to be reckoned with. But ProChon Biotech’s vision is to lead in…
Pushing the Envelope of Concierge Care
One of Dr. Glazer’s clients, for instance, has had his yacht outfitted with a system from Guardian 24/7, a company in Leesburg, Va., founded by former White House doctors that…
Tai Chi Combined with Proper Meds Reduces Depression in Elderly
In a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, reported treating 112 participants with major depression, aged 60 years and older, with the antidepressant Lexapro for four weeks.…
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$76 Billion in Pediatric Healthcare Costs Linked to Environmental Factors. These include care for children with reduced cognitive abilities due to lead exposure, ADHD caused by toxic chemicals, asthma triggered…
Do Medicare Patients Have Longer Waits to See Doctors?
…and three other questions about physician care. …and three other questions about physician care. Do Medicare patients have shorter waiting times than those with commercial insurance? In the 2010 survey,…
Finding Solutions to Healthcare Challenges with Telehealth Technologies
The following is a commentary I was invited to submit for the ATA Daily News. The following is a commentary I was invited to submit for the ATA Daily News.…
Poll Shows 1.6 Million in Australia Would Drop Private Health/Hospital Coverage for Rebates
Unlike the US, the citizens in Australia have their basic government plant to cover them and many purchase optional health insurance coverage. With recent changes being proposed in the form…
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Drug Shortages Imperil Patient Care. US providers had to contend with shortages of 211 medicines last year, according to a report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Cytarabine, which is…
Are Physicians Knights, Knaves or Pawns?
An interesting article in JAMA by Drs. Jain and Cassel referred to the British economist Julian Le Grand who suggested that public policy “is grounded in a conception of humans…
