Robin Williams’s Death: A Message About Depression
Actor and Comedian Robin Williams. Photo: USA Today. Actor and Comedian Robin…
Consumer Reports Lets Us Down with Attack on Zohydro ER
Guess who’s got acetaminophen? Guess who’s got acetaminophen?Readers like me trust Consumer Reports to…
GM Recalls Are Bad, But Medical Device Recalls Are Worse
It's bad enough when your GM SUV turns into a rolling fire…
Ebola in America: Measured Concern, Not Panic
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa – the most extensive and deadly since…
What’s Google Doing with Healthcare Blogs?
Last month I wrote about the rising importance of Patient Opinion Leaders…
How to Communicate with Patients When Words Won’t Work
(Originally published on Patient Empowerment Network)What if you were a patient with…
Drug Risks Outweigh Benefits for Some Type 2 Diabetes Patients
For patients with type 2 diabetes – especially those over age 50…
Conversation About Veterans Administration’s Woes Has Not Yet Hit the Right Note
Current proposals to correct the VA’s course include firing Secretary Eric Shinseki…
Gun Violence Restraining Order: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
The idea of a gun violence restraining order is being proposed in…
Anxiety of Hope? Drinking from the “Fire Hose” of Cancer News
Patient Power Host Carol Preston interviewing myeloma expert Dr. Tom Martin at…