CVS Kicks the Habit: No More Tobacco Products. What’s Next?
The CVS pharmacy chain announced that it will stop selling tocbacco products…
Health Wonk Review: The New Wright on Health Edition
January 2014 was a big month in the world of health policy.…
Q and A: Addressing an Enormous Public Health Problem with a Simple Technology Solution
Inadequate handwashing is a pervasive public health problem, contributing to hospital-acquired infections…
3 Ways the ACA Affects Physician Payment
In 2014 the Affordable Care Act will create the largest insurance coverage expansion since…
Essure: More Dangerous Than Alternatives or Simply a Failure to Communicate Risks?
By Zuzanna Fiminska Précis: There’s been something of a public backlash against Bayer’s permanent…
CMS Pushes EHR Meaningful Use Deadline Back One Year: What It Means For You
Electronic health records (EHRs) are designed to help improve the efficiency and…
Wall Street Journal Shames Itself with Health Policy Coverage
The Wall Street Journal’s Op/Ed page has always been very conservative, but…
Medical Child Abuse: Making Sense of the Boston Globe Stories on Children’s Hospital
The Boston Globe caused quite a stir with its two-part story on…
Can Diet Cause Depression?
Is the Brain Connected to the Gut? According to a World Health…
Keeping an Eye Out for Medical Fraud
The federal government is losing billions of dollars each year because of…