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FDA Gives Approval for Lap-Band Use With Less Obese Patients
This means those who are borderline no longer have to put on…
85 Year Old Surgeon Gets 3 Years Probation in Death of Patient Under Going Cosmetic Surgery
You have to wonder about this case as yes it is unfortunate…
Bioterrorism: Pentagon Goes Back to the Drawing Board
The horrifying events of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent weaponized anthrax…
Ronald Hansen on the NIH’s Planned Drug Development Center (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Ron Hansen…
Obesity and its Growing Prevalence Globally
Overweight and obesity were once considered a problem only in high-income countries.…
The Department of Health and Human Services Makes Effort to Increase PCIP Rolls
By the close of 2010, the Obama administration had hoped that roughly…
Estimating Lifetime or Episode-of-Illness Costs Under Censoring
How can you estimate an individual’s total lifetime cost of medical care?…
How PPACA fixes some of the problems of Part D
One of the most infuriating and hypocritical elements of the GOP’s attack…
CMS Chief Answers to Congress, Provides Few Details on Reform’s Early Progress
The first opportunity for the House to fire questions at Obama recess…
Klein: Decision on Individual Mandate Could Come Down to Kennedy
Prognostications and general predictions aside, the often polarized nature of the SCOTUS…
