Medical marijuana patients are having their stories told in the open
Medical marijuana is the best way to help the many Americans suffering from chronic pain, but for some, it’s not enough.They are seeking ways to share their stories of healing…
A medical emergency: The most common reasons for the decline in hospitalizations
On the morning of the Fourth of July, my daughter, Amanda, was born.We walked into the nursery and saw the baby lying on a crib.She was not breathing, and there…
Why I’m a doctor in a post-merger world
Posted May 05, 2020 06:24:29There are many stories about the world’s first billion-dollar health care companies, like Medtronic and Aetna.But the biggest was the one that started in the United…
What you need to know about the new Trumpcare bill, including its new coverage requirements
When the new Republican health care bill was announced, one of the first things the President tweeted about was how it would change the way Americans got medical care.The president…
Which teams have the most NHL players on their roster?
By the end of the season, every team will have a full roster.The problem with the NHL’s current system is that there’s just not enough players for the league to…
How the World’s First Smart Medical Clinic Will Make Us Sicker
Medical technology is transforming medicine, but some doctors still struggle to explain how to use it safely.As the technology improves, the stigma surrounding medical errors and misdiagnoses will increase.That’s where…
NHL has awarded $150 million to veteran medical career college program
The National Hockey League announced today that it has awarded a total of $150,000,000 in research and development funds to a veteran medical care program to develop and test new…
What happened to the $7.2 billion annual Medicare payment to doctors and nurses?
In 2014, the government estimated that the Medicare Part D payment would be $7 billion per year in 2019.But as the chart below shows, Medicare has paid out only $1.4…
Recode’s Adam Carolla: ‘I would love to see a full-blown crisis of insurance’
A decade ago, when I first started my podcast, I would have probably gone in with the assumption that the insurance crisis was pretty minor and that I was going…
How to get health care for $5,000 in less than two months
What’s it like to live with chronic disease in America?The answer is not exactly glamorous.That’s the message from an expert on the subject, who wrote the next installment of Next…