Amidst all the wrangling on health care reform, one of the issues that often comes up is the elimination of unnecessary medical tests. Although everyone would probably agree that such a savings in cost and trouble would be a consummation … Continue reading →
For anyone trying to lose weight, this is sobering. It’s an illustration of how easy it is to eat a thousand calories. Here’s an example you might have had for lunch today—a ham and cheese sandwich, a soda, and some … Continue reading →
Despite growing opposition, President Obama hasn’t given up on his plans for sweeping reforms—including a public option—in health care and health insurance. But if Obama would slow down and work on Medicare first, and actually succeed in cutting costs there, … Continue reading →
Ah, it seems so easy. We all know that there’s waste in health care. We all know that there are unnecessary tests and treatments, and that if we could figure out what they are and eliminate them, health care costs … Continue reading →
Is this a description of your doctor’s future under ObamaCare? Doctors will consolidate into larger practices to spread overhead costs, and they’ll cram more patients into tight schedules to make up in volume what’s lost in margin. Visits will be … Continue reading →
For those of you who read this post of mine—including all those doubters—and who want to judge for yourselves whether those women who gave birth without having known they were pregnant are ignoramuses or whether their stories make sense, the … Continue reading →
Researchers have found that women can smell men—especially their underarm odor—better than men can smell women. It’s not that men’s odor is necessarily worse. It’s that women are more sensitive to this particular smell. When researchers tried to mask each … Continue reading →
No, not me. This TV show on TLC. I watched it last night. And lest you think this was some sort of joke, let me say the show was in deadly earnest—and quite fascinating. How could these women have been … Continue reading →
Here’s a little tidbit you may have missed: Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according … Continue reading →
Recently I was talking to a friend who’d had shoulder surgery six months ago. When I asked her how she was doing she replied, “Oh, generally okay, I guess,” without a whole lot of her usual enthusiasm. Turned out she … Continue reading →
A study of identical twins and their wrinkles can tell us something about the aging process. Differences between such twins as they get older must be due to environmental causes. The article linked above says researchers found a “surprising” relationship … Continue reading →
A showboating Bill Gates caused a momentary flurry of fear when he released a bunch of mosquitoes at the high-powered TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference, indicating to the prestigious movers and shakers he was addressing there that they should … Continue reading →