We teach people to "Just say NO," but can everyone? Consider the question from two viewpoints: patient and provider. Can a patient say NO? Can a pa...
Deane Waldman | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home
Two prior posts - "Who gains from billing?" and "Insurance companies = "scum of the earth?" - have finally gotten people to speak up. Many just vented...
Kathleen Reardon | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics
While universal health care is a very good thing, the presidential candidates need to grapple with reality. How will we avoid becoming a society that blames very ill people for depriving those who are less ill?
Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 11.30.2007 | Living
Medical miracles are sometimes stark but painful. Case in point: limb lengthening procedures advanced at a leading New York Hospital. Akash Shulka, a ...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
UPDATE 12/2: Marc Ambinder is reporting that Jeb Bush is considering a run for the Senate to...
President Bush let it all out today during an interview with ABC News' Charlie...
this just in: Governor Palin Neglects Alaska Duties for Partisan Stumping on...
Pardon the metaphor, but Obama is trying to put lipstick on the pig that is US...
I recently wrote an article entitled "Deepak Chopra on Mumbai:...
After a 12-day hiatus, Sarah Palin stepped back into the spotlight on Monday to...
Last night, CNN's Campbell Brown criticized President-elect...
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met in Philadelphia...
DALLAS — Of all the cajoling, snide remarks and...
Now that Americans have footed the bill for more than a...
CHICAGO — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes...
Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House...
Deane Waldman | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home