Rare Form of Dwarfism Protects against Cancer, Diabetes
People affected by a rare, inherited form of dwarfism virtually never get diabetes or cancer, scientists have reported. Their findings may someday open up new ways to treat or prevent…
Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval of New Spinal Cord Implant System to Manage Pain
If you can’t fix or get rid of back pain from the spinal cord area, I guess this is the next best solution with managing it and offers something other…
Thoughts on Geraldine Ferraro, and Myeloma
Like many New Yorkers, feminists?, hematologists and other people, I was saddened to learn yesterday of Geraldine Ferraro’s death. The Depression-era born mother, attorney, criminal prosecutor, Congresswoman, 1984 Democratic VP-candidate…
Doc to Dock Sends Medical Supplies to Those in Need
This is very cool and I was not aware and perhaps this is something hospitals and other medical facilities might want to look at instead of trashing non used products…
Bringing Down the Costs of Medical Care
It is currently popular for government officials to single out the insurance companies for the rising cost of healthcare. Not that the insurers are without fault but the real reasons…
WSJ: Google Health Might Get Less Support Under New CEO
Interesting news this morning from the Wall Street Journal: Some managers believe Mr. Page will eliminate or downgrade projects he doesn’t believe are worthwhile, freeing up employees to work…
Who Will Be Uninsured Under ObamaCare?
Distribution of 19 million uninsured adults: Source: Matthew Buettgens and Mark Hall, “Who Will Be Uninsured After Health Insurance Reform?” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Antibiotic Resistant Superbug Appears in California Hospitals
Fatality rates show worse than MRSA, but it tends to strike more of the elderly population. Even healthy people could transmit the bacteria. It comes down to washing hands again…
Anavex Receives Approval to Commence Phase I Clinical Trial in Alzheimer’s Disease
Anavex Life Sciences Corp., ( OTCBB: AVXL) a publicly traded pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel drug candidates for the treatment of neurological diseases and cancer,…
Response to Austin Frakt
I have an editorial at Kaiser Health News this morning noting that under health reform we are about to spend close to $1 trillion enrolling 32 million people in Medicaid…
