Why Do Employees Call in Sick So Much?

April 6, 2012 in Health Policy

Calling in sick frequently is not likely to be a sign of long term good health and economic stability.

Why Don’t We Have a “Facebook” Medical Records System?

March 25, 2012 in Health Policy, Medicine, Misc

Why are almost all medical records systems terrible?

Who is Prescribing Sedatives to Celebrities?

February 20, 2012 in Medicine, Misc

are one or more physicans partly to blame for Whitney Houston’s death?

X-Prize’s Dumb Idea to Develop A Medical Tricorder Directed At Consumers

January 19, 2012 in Health Policy, Medicine, Misc

Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy couldn’t diagnose a dam thing without his medical tricorder!

The National Debt Crisis: Don’t Panic! All is Well!

January 4, 2012 in Health Policy, Misc

Paul Krugman shows us how to stick our collective heads in the sand.

When Did My Cell Phone Replace My Answering Service?

December 26, 2011 in Medicine

Calling my cell phone directly and bypassing my answering service is not a good idea.

Does Lower Spending on Health Care = A Sicker Population?

December 11, 2011 in Health Policy

California spends less on health care than all but a few states. Does this mean that its population is sicker and less productive as a result?

CLASS Act Failure Mirrors Medicare Failure

October 18, 2011 in Health Care "Reform", Health Policy

The same liberal egalitarianism irrationality that sunk the long term care plan (CLASS act) is ultimately going to sink Medicare.

How Medical Care is Like Deficit Spending

September 30, 2011 in Health Care "Reform", Health Policy

Spending money like it’s someone else’s problem.

Now THIS is Science!

August 5, 2011 in Medicine

The what causes the same erogenous reaction in the brain as the where?