MONDAY
December 29, 2008
Patient-derived induced stem cells retain disease traits
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news
Why nurse practitioners and physician assistants will not solve the primary care shortage
KevinMD.com - Medical Weblog
Both Theories About Human Cellular Aging Supported By New Research
Health News from Medical News Today
A 21st Century Plague? The Syndrome of Inappropriate Over-Confidence in Computing
Health Care Renewal
"physicians ... must
realize their profession is being encroached on by one of the most
arrogant occupations known to mankind, the business IT specialty."
The Most Exciting Future Biophysics Tool
Biocurious
"The ultimate fantasy ... an atomic scale femtosecond movie of a living cell over hours."
Ethics and population.
Adventures in Ethics and Science
"Shouldn't the first world folks ... be at the front of the sterilization line?"
TUESDAY
December 30, 2008
The House Debate: Can a Jerk Doctor Teach Ethics? And What about the "Gattaca" Effect on Perceptions of Medical Cloning? [Framing Science]
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
Media and medicine
Put your fears in perspective
Science-Based Medicine
"The solution to medical errors isn’t voodoo, it’s science."
Scientists succeed through stem cell therapy in reversing brain birth defects
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news
The Health Care Levee - Community Clinics as Medical Homes for the Indigent
Crossover Healthcare
"no primary care, crash in the ER, most expensive place to treat, kicked to the street, no followup, and back to the ER. Rinse. Repeat. Ad Nauseam and Ad Infinitum"
WEDNESDAY
December 31, 2008
Bluetooth coming to Medical Devices -- glucose monitors, heart monitors, etc. -- soon
The Medical Quack
Online Patient Community Battle for Survival: MDJunction [Highlight HEALTH 2.0]
The Highlight HEALTH Network
"Given the stiff competition, many of the primary health consumer online patient communities are dying on the vine."
Recession-Resistant Medicine
Technology Review Feed - Biomedicine Top Stories
"Novel medical treatments thrive as investors get cautious."
Are We Finally Entering the Golden Age of Healthcare Transparency?
Wachter's World
"...the power of shame and embarrassment as motivating forces..."
Insights From Mercer’s Annual Survey
Patient Centric Healthcare
(Mercer’s Annual Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans)
Devices From The World's Thinnest Material, From Nano-Electronics To Medicine And Healthcare, UK
Medical Devices / Diagnostics News From Medical News Today
Graphene, discovered in 2004. (PR)
Suing patients for poor online reviews
KevinMD.com - Medical Weblog
"It clearly exposes plaintiff" -- a chiropractor -- "to hatred, contempt, ridicule, and obloquy..."
Cell Phones Using Lens-Free Imaging Promise To Improve Health Monitoring
IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today
More on UCLA researcher Dr. Aydogan Ozcan
Of fish oil and back pain -- complementary medicine utilization shifts since 2002
Health Populi
"There's been little new evidence about the clinical efficacy of [Complementary and Alternative Medicine] therapies."
Hospital Websites Vastly Outperform Health Insurance Websites In Study
Health Insurance / Medical Insurance News From Medical News Today
A Yearend Note to Readers
GoozNews
"a tremendous number of stories are going uncovered in the nation's capital"
Bringing Down Specialist Salaries
Ezra Klein
Don't raise the bridge (primary care physician salaries), lower the river.
Why Shouldn't Patients Pay 14% More for Their Healthcare?
Dr. Wes
State-of-the-art branding and marketing by Partners HealthCare Inc.
THURSDAY
January 1, 2009