Category: Interesting Links

Hits and Misses

Get up and move: Sitting causes cancer!

So-called “Trophy Wives” are mostly a myth.

Facial wrinkles and zip codes may be related.

Adolescent brains process sugar differently than adult brains.

Young mothers who skip college are also likely to skip marriage.

Jun 18, 2014 | 14 comments | by Devon Herrick

Hits and Misses

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Kentucky hospital sees 12 percent surge in emergency-department visits under ObamaCare.

Administration to question “hundreds of thousands” of ObamaCare applicants to re-determine eligibility for subsidies.

U.S. judge strikes down rule forcing drug companies to discount drugs for hospitals.

Watercress tops list of “powerhouse” fruits and vegetables. Who knew?

American Hospital Association wants Medicare claims audits stopped.

Jun 16, 2014 | 17 comments | by John R. Graham

Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen

UnitedHealthcare cutting 700 doctors from Medicare Advantage in Massachusetts.

KIA dancing hamster accused of disability fraud.

FDA outlaws American artisanal cheese.

I’m an army veteran, and my benefits are too generous.

Quebec passes first euthanasia law in North America.

Jun 13, 2014 | 13 comments | by John R. Graham

Hits and Misses

Practice does not make perfect; meditation does.

Two-thirds of uninsured young adults find health coverage unaffordable; nearly half do not see the value of health insurance.

New study: Cat people are smarter than dog people.

“Walking school buses” being used to combat obesity.

Random thoughts don’t necessarily provide valuable insights.

Health Wonk Review: Certain aspects of ObamaCare might be leading to unintended outcomes that improve medical care.

Jun 10, 2014 | 10 comments | by Devon Herrick

Hits and Misses

Sleeping in a room with too much light linked to obesity.

No kidding! Lack of adult supervision tied to injuries among kids.

Curmudgeons have greater risk of dementia.

Eating prunes can help lose weight.

Gym memberships are a waste of money.

Jun 10, 2014 | 11 comments | by Devon Herrick

Hits and Misses

Maryland hospital employees reduced infection errors by washing hands 90 percent of the time.

It will cost $240 million to fix five states’ failing ObamaCare exchanges.

One in five Americans is now dependent on Medicaid.

Big fat surprise: Government crusade against fat might have increased obesity.

Diagnostic breakthrough: Doctors identify disease-causing bacterium by sequencing DNA strands in patient’s spinal fluid.

After having burnt through $30 billion subsidizing providers’ electronic health records, the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT wants to become a regulator.

Jun 09, 2014 | 12 comments | by John R. Graham

Hits and Misses

A commonly used drug can protect fertility in women undergoing chemotherapy.

Shocker! Bernie Sanders, the only socialist in the U.S. Senate, wants to fix the VA by privatizing the provider network.

Are health insurers lobbying to extend the risk-corridor “bailout” beyond three years?

Thousands of Georgia doctors lack medical-malpractice liability insurance.

Californians complaining to state regulators about ObamaCare plans: Can’t get ID cards, few providers in networks.

Jun 03, 2014 | 17 comments | by John R. Graham

Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen

After 5 months of legal recreational marijuana use, Colorado sees increase in ER visits, violence, and stoned driving.

The U.S. economy shrank during the first quarter of 2014.

Adult obesity rate in U.S. is at 27.7%, the highest since 2008.

Medicare overpaid $6.7 billion in 2010 for evaluation and management services.

Wikipedia entries for 9 of 10 most expensive heath conditions have significant errors.

Jun 02, 2014 | 16 comments | by John R. Graham

Hits and Misses

The post-2008 recession is associated with increasing obesity in rich nations.

The actual waiting time for an appointment at Phoenix VA hospital was 115 days – 91 days longer than falsely reported.

Samsung’s new watch has medical sensors that scan below the skin and read data deep inside veins.

Stanford University doctors are using iPhones to photograph the inside of the eye.

Federal grants to states for health care increased 34 percent, 2008-2014. Grants for everything else dropped.

No kidding! States that accepted ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion face unanticipated health expenses.

May 29, 2014 | 14 comments | by John R. Graham

Hits and Misses

VA hospital administrators close operating rooms at 3 p.m.

ObamaCare causes hospitals to cut back on charity care.

Reference pricing for elective surgeries saved one large public employer $5.5 million in two years.

77 percent of doctors sanctioned by New York State Department of Health continue to practice.

Hospitals are lobbying to obliterate Medicare oversight that has recovered $8 billion in improper payments.

May 28, 2014 | 11 comments | by John R. Graham