By JONATHAN HALVORSON In a previous post, I described how some features of the Affordable Care Act, despite the best intentions, have made it harder or even impossible for many plans to compete against dominant players in the individual and small employer markets. This has undermined aspects of the ACA designed to improve competition, like… Read More »
By JONATHAN HALVORSON, PhD With each passing year, the Affordable Care Act becomes further entrenched in the American health care system. There are dreams on both the far left and far right to repeal and replace it with something they see as better, but the reality is that the ACA is a remarkable achievement which… Read More »
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. Researchers currently assume that the disease is 35 percent hereditary. The main risk factors include a family history of the disease. In recent years, researchers have also identified around 100 tiny gene variations that are widespread in the population (single nucleotide polymorphisms – SNPs)… Read More »
Man, 73, needed part of his bowel removed after a 2cm-long fish bone he accidentally swallowed perforated his intestine The unnamed man went to hospital in Japan with severe abdominal pain Scan revealed a ‘linear body’ had penetrated his small intestine Man recalled eating yellowtail fish the day before his pain started By Alexandra Thompson Senior… Read More »
We Need Legal Assaults On The Greediest Providers! By BOB HERTZ When a patient is hospitalized, or diagnosed with a deadly disease, they often have no choice about the cost of their treatment. They are legally helpless, and vulnerable to price gouging. Medicare offers decent protection — i.e. limits on balance billing, and no patient… Read More »
This post is part two of a series inspired by a suggestion from a reader who asked, “how can we practice mindfulness off the meditation cushion?” In part one, I talked about mantra and today I’m going to share how to infuse mindfulness practice into daily activities. Before jumping right into the deep end, it’s… Read More »