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MONDAY

hNBIC Editors: Published items (items 1 to 50)
January 26, 2009
Insurers scrutinize nanotechnology 
And some won't cover nano. From Environmental Science & Technology.
Sneaky genetic testing  Genetic Future
"there is no federal law clarifying people's right to privacy with regard to abandoned DNA"
A Virus That Rebuilds Damaged Nerves  Technology Review Feed - Biomedicine Top Stories
"Genetically engineered viruses could form a scaffold for nerve cells."
Strategic Implementation of the NHIN  The Health Care Blog
National Health Information Network, legacy networks and more panels, commissions and committees.
If Somebody Came to Your Physician Practice with a 23andMe  Think Gene
Strong IT perspective on personal genomics: "To assume that professionals are going to use a test in medicine that legally declares 'do not use this test in medicine' is absurd."
ePrescribing opens up a world of opportunity for pharma  World of DTC Marketing
Unintended consequences: "...it's only a matter of time before a [patient] gets an ad for a competitors drug when they receive their Rx."

TUESDAY

hNBIC Editors: Published items (items 1 to 50)
January 27, 2009
The Danger of For-Profit Hospices  Health Beat
Just alive enough for billing purposes.
Health, Full Stop  Ezra Klein
A wholistic look at health outcomes.
California Reports Hospital Quality Data  EverythingHealth
A first step towards transparency.
Blue Cross Terminates Concierge Doctor: Why It Doesn't Matter  Dr. Steven Knope
"illuminating the coming revolution in health care delivery"

WEDNESDAY

hNBIC Editors: Published items (items 1 to 50)
January 28, 2009
Concierge Medicine: Can it Help Solve Our Medical Malpractice Crisis?  Dr. Steven Knope
"We know that lousy doctors cannot sustain a concierge practice."
What brain games do you like?  Cognitive Daily
Very good comment thread.
New Age Experiment Goes Wrong, Hundreds Dead  Neuroskeptic
"...if you look hard enough you can literally find any conclusion in any data set." Hilarious.
Why Thoughtful Patients Lie to Their Doctors  The Covert Rationing Blog
"...doctors are not above ratting their patients out to insurance companies."
The Virtual Health Home  The Health Care Blog
"The consumer-owned, consumer-designed and consumer assembled virtual health home provides ... support for every aspect of a person’s health." (Verified link to the 12-page white paper.)
Case Western Reserve University DTC Genomics Public Opinion Study  Think Gene
"I expect it to be cited by clueless business school drones to 'prove' a genomic testing market for years to come."

THURSDAY

hNBIC Editors: Published items (items 1 to 50)
January 29, 2009
Autism, Testosterone and Eugenics  Neuroskeptic
The more we know, the less we know: an interesting study gets badly misreported.
How The Health Blogosphere Was Scammed  Better Health
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