Category: Forbes

Can One Small Town Doc Change The Way We Diagnose Mental Health Conditions?

Nearly 1 in 5 adults living with a mental illness (about 45 million people). Mental disorders are the most costly medical condition in the U.S. ($201 billion). Yet, Americans tend to separate mental and physical health. One company is trying to make it…

Democratic 2020 Hopefuls: All Roads Lead To Single-Payer

Most Americans are unenthusiastic about waiting months for care or paying Canadian-style taxes. But that’s exactly what will happen if Democrats get their way. Before 2020 rolls around, let’s hope voters get a dose of common sense.

This Pennsylvania Committee Is Proposing Changes That Benefit Five Of Its Members’ Law Firms

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court committee is proposing a new rule that will help medical malpractice lawyers, but a look at the makeup of the committee shows five lawyers, including its chair, who work at firms that file medical malpractice cases.

The Naked Professors Podcast: Stripping It Back For Mental Health

The Naked Professors are Matt Johnson and Ben Bidwell, on a new podcast addressing mental health. The Naked Professors represent the new breed of masculinity by stripping things back to have deep and vulnerable discussions about what is most important …

Cultures Of Beauty, Technologies Of The Economy

Where one theorist claims that neoliberalism controls populations through the anthropomorphization of the economy while being largely cemented and structured by the media, I argue that so too are our concepts of beauty and bodily perceptions which are…

NIA Offers Opportunities To Participate In Aging, Alzheimer’s, Dementia Research

Find out how you can participate in the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) Alzheimer’s and related dementias clinical research.

U.S. Primary Care Doctor Supply Has Improved But Not Everywhere

The nation’s supply of primary care physicians is helping Americans live longer but “per capita supply” is a worrisome trend for population health, a report in JAMA Internal Medicine shows.

This Protocol May Reduce MRSA Infections After Discharge From The Hospital

New research finds that patients diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the hospital may prevent future MRSA infections by adhering to a standard bathing protocol at home after discharge.

The Alluring Mirage Of Digital Health

We should employ and leverage information technology tools. But digital health is not a panacea, and we should not place much faith on government edicts, data analytics and logarithms as a substitute for the hard work and hard choices necessary to impr…

The High Cost of Love

Caring for an aging loved one can impact your well-being