Many people are disappointed that the CLASS program will not be implemented as planned because it solved a real problem in our society. CLASS was a government insurance plan intended to [...]
There's good news and bad news for cancer patients. New drugs more effective at targeting the deadliest forms of cancer are coming on-line. That's the good news. The bad news is [...]
Do people have a right to Health Care? Responses to our informal poll on the subject ranged from "No one has a right to health care" to "It's a basic human [...]
Are you aware that we're in the midst of a serious whooping cough epidemic? Nearly 1500 cases have been reported in California so far this year, a 5 fold increase from [...]
Hospitals and surgical care centers are having difficulty controlling deadly infections contracted within their facilities. As previously cited, 1 in 10 people hospitalized are affected and a total of 100,000 of [...]
Hospitals can cause deaths unrelated to your reason for being treated there. Infections contracted in the hospital in one year total 2 million people, result in 100,000 deaths and cost about [...]
The California Senate is expected to vote this week on Senate Bill 1395 that would create the first living donor registry in the country. Sponsored by Senate Health Committee Chair Elaine [...]
A very interesting smartphone and heath care report was just released by Jane Sarasoh-Kahn of the California Healthcare Foundation. The focus of her report is the recent adoption of and use of smartphones by [...]
