Secrecy over Mandela’s health fuels concern

View images of civil rights leader Nelson Mandela, who went from anti-apartheid activist to prisoner to South Africa’s first black president.

Doctors Should Borrow Madison Avenue Tactics And Market Themselves

Faced with higher deductibles, consumers are increasingly dipping into their own wallet to pay for medical procedures. Whenever possible, they will compare physicians based on price and quality. And, with ...

Wanted: Dropbox For Health Care

This is a guest post by Michelle Snyder. She is an Executive in Residence at InterWest Partners as well as a mentor and advisor to several health-care incubator programs and early ...

Wanted: Dropbox For Health Care

This is a guest post by Michelle Snyder. She is an Executive in Residence at InterWest Partners as well as a mentor and advisor to several health-care incubator programs and early ...

The Staggering Cost Of An Epic Electronic Health Record Might Not Be Worth It

Judy Faulkner once walked into a roomful of hospital CIOs, tossed her macramé handbag on a table, and announced she came to decide who she wanted as ...

Can Cloud-Computing Take On The Health Care Establishment?

The New New Thing from CareCloud “I just met the man who will kill me…such a beautiful app! Oh the envy!!” Jonathan Bush generously tweeted, after viewing a ...

Report: Egypt’s Mubarak in declining health

Officials say former President Hosni Mubarak’s health has deteriorated in the three days since a court sentenced him to life imprisonment in connection to the killing of hundreds of protesters. ...

Obamacare Increases Costs of College Health Plans by as Much as 1,112%

Schiff Dorm, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last March, I wrote a detailed piece on why Obamacare will dramatically increase the cost of insurance for young ...

Obamacare Increases Costs of College Health Plans by as Much as 1,112%

Schiff Dorm, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last March, I wrote a detailed piece on why Obamacare will dramatically increase the cost of insurance for young ...

The Medical Device Tax: Killing Jobs and Raising Premiums

The 2010 health care law has several new taxes designed to offset its costs. Many of the taxes seem to be narrowly targeted at sick people and the people who ...