Tags: health
Blog Posts (19)
Mar 05, 2012
Meet Our New Book Review Editor, Daniel S. Goldberg, JD, PhD
We are also pleased to announce that Daniel S. Goldberg of East Carolina University has joined our editorial group as book review editor.…
Jun 07, 2011
Cicada Sundae, Anyone?
Apparently, the Columbia, MO health department has some concerns about a very popular new ice cream. That’s right, cidada ice cream.…
Aug 31, 2010
Going to the Movies To Become a Little Less Fun....
When you snuggle down in your movie seat to watch your next action flick or romantic comedy with a barrel sized popcorn bucket and gallon of Coke at your side, your movie theater euphoria might be a bit diminished–if the FDA has anything to say about it.…
Jun 02, 2009
The University of Oprah
Has anyone in the country–in the world–got an educational platform as large as Oprah’s? Her power is enormous. She banks on the understanding that what women know determines how society rolls.…
Mar 20, 2009
Harvard Prof to Lead Effort to Get Doctors to Use Computers
With no small task on his hands, the Obama admininistration has tapped Harvard professor David Blumenthal to be the national coordinator for health IT, says the Boston Globe.…
Mar 05, 2009
Hey! Who Wants to Share Google Health Records?
As reported on CNET, Google is now allowing its users of its online health record service, Google Health, to share their health records with each other.…
Feb 02, 2009
Stop Bailing Out Wall Street and Help Global Health
As reported in the LA Times health blog, Booster Shots, a grim economy is making global health organizations nervous that nations and individual donors are going to back out on their financial promises.…
Jan 27, 2009
High Fructose Corn Syrup Isn't JUST Sugar After All....
Well, it turns out that the anti-high fructose corn syrup crusaders had something to fear all along. Not just rotting teeth or hyperactivity, but evidently mercury in their children’s Frosted Flakes and Fruit Gushers, too.…
Jan 19, 2009
Sick--and Tired--of the Same TV, Americans Want WebMD Equivalent on Daytime Television
According to the New York Times, Americans are turning to daytime television, in addition to the Internet, to get health information they can use–from none other than the former ABC drama star of Bachelor fame, Travis Stark.…
Jan 16, 2009
Health Privacy Exists No Matter Who You Are
According to a recent New York Times article, “health privacy isn’t an issue when you are a legend.” The article, discussing the recent health disclosures, rumormongering, and volatile stock prices at Apple, due to Steve Jobs’ health claims that privacy isn’t a luxury that Mr.…
Resources (26)
American Medical Forensic Specialists, Inc.
America's premier medical expert witness and consulting company.
Congressional Budget Office Report on Cost of Tort Liability
Proposes guidelines for limiting tort liability in medical malpractice suits.
Federation of State Medical Boards Policy Documents
The FSMB periodically convenes representatives of state medical boards, together with experts in specific subject areas, to study and develop recommendations on issues pertinent to medical regulation. The policies described on this site are intended to give guidance and encourage consistency among state medical boards in addressing trends in medical practice and regulation.
Florida Medical Malpractice
Provides general information to consumers and lawyers about Florida malpractice issues.
Health Administration Responsibility Project
HARP is a resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the liability of HMOs, Managed Health Care Organizations, and Nursing Facilities for the consequences of their decisions.
Institute of Medicine Reports on Medical Errors
Provides resources on medical error prevention and information on current projects.
The Limitations of Secular Medical Ethics
Gary S. Fischer, M.D. discusses Medical Ethics and Religion.
The American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Provides educational information at the intersection of law, medicine, and ethics. Also provides information about two nationally acclaimed peer-reviewed journals.
Pediatric Ethics Consortium
Dedicated to helping develop a better understanding of the ethical issues in the care of children.
Center for the Study of Cultural Diversity in Health Care
The University of Wisconsin CDH is committed to developing culturally competent training programs and eliminating health disparities among minority and vulnerable populations.
News (4)
May 18, 2012
Study: A 20% ‘Fat Tax’ Would Improve Public Health (Time)
To gain control of expanding waistlines worldwide, unhealthy foods and drinks need a 20% fat tax, along with subsidies for healthy food, experts say in a new paper published online in the British Medical Journal.
Apr 16, 2012
Stay Awake, Comrades (Science Progress)
Are you losing sleep over America’s competition with China for global dominance? Not to worry. The People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, has a pill that will keep you feeling well, alert and comfortable for 72 hours. So at least while you’re not sleeping you can be productive.
Apr 12, 2012
Panel Proposes A New Tax To Pay For Public Health (Capsules: Kaiser Health News Blog)
It may sound counterintuitive, but a panel of experts from the Institute of Medicine has concluded that the best way to slow the nation’s breakneck spending on medical care is to impose a tax on every health care transaction.
Apr 04, 2012
Perceptions of Appropriateness of Care in the Intensive Care Unit (JAMA)
Moral distress is a common problem in today’s health care environment. Dr Piers and colleagues1 shed light on this important ethical concept in their international study of ICU nurses and physicians. They showed that a perception of providing inappropriate care was associated with moral distress and intent to leave one’s job. This study raises awareness of the impact of ethics in day-to-day clinical care and attention to the concerns of direct caregivers, but also raises a number of questions.