Obama on Obamacare
President Obama’s new paper defending the Affordable Care Act only shows why we need single-payer health care.Our new issue, “Rank and File,” will be out August 8. To celebrate its release, new subscriptions are discounted. Obama on Obamacare” would have been a catchier title
Cancer risk screening for hereditary mutations: an interview with Ted Snelgrove
How many people are thought to have hereditary cancer mutations and what impact do these have on your risk for cancer?Great question – the answer is actually unknown. Every month, there are publications that report on new cancer-related genes, so
Treat Alzheimer’s patients now, researchers say as conference opens in T.O.
Report says reluctance to use medications that “only” treat symptoms while awaiting new ones that deal with the disease is misplaced.Dr. Sharon Cohen, medical director of the Toronto Memory Program, says that since Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, "treating symptoms
Why are doctors plagued by depression and suicide? A crisis comes into focus
Asense of angst was rattling students at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. One of their peers had taken his life days before.Professor Mikel Snow felt the dark undercurrent and knew he had to speak up. So,
Health Minister endorses Okyeame Kwame’s Hepatitis B Screening
The Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, has endorsed Okyeame Kwame’s Hepatitis B Screening and Vaccination project.The project kick-started on July 21, with a video message from the Minister which has been followed by a heavy social media campaign.Dubbed “Know your
“Come home and help”, urges Central African Republic doctor
When violence erupted in the Central African Republic three years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled the capital Bangui, including most doctors and medical students at the main children's hospital.As the city descended into chaos, 58-year-old Jean Gody was
Caitlyn Jenner speaks out on transgender health care
ASPEN, Colo. — Among the scores of big shot scientists, hospital presidents, and health care officials gathered here over the weekend, no one captured as much attention as Caitlyn Jenner.She was in town for a health conference, and she mingled easily
Bringing healthcare home: an interview with Dr Andrew Lin
Please can you give a brief overview of CliniCloud and your vision to bring the future of healthcare home? The goal of CliniCloud is to bring healthcare home. For us, what that means is a patient-centered and patient-modeled healthcare system, where
Fox News Radio Interviews Medical Marijuana, Inc. CEO About Latin America Market and Kannalife Sciences
Interview Discusses Movement of Medical Marijuana, Inc. Into the Latin America Marketplace and Kannalife's Valuable IP PortfolioMedical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) is pleased to announce today that the Company's CEO Dr. Stuart Titus was interviewed by Fox News Radio about the science
Understanding Health Care Informatics: An Interview With Sam Hanna
To say that there’s a great deal of fraud and waste in healthcare is an understatement. Yet in this chaos, there’s tremendous opportunity by way of better information. (Here is my 2013 CNBC segment on the matter.)But better information can do