Category: Interesting Links

17 States Demand ObamaCare Waivers and More

17 states have asked for a waiver from ObamaCare rules.

Insured Americans are consuming less care.

Med schools don’t like the way US News & World Report grades them.

24 percent of all new prescriptions go unfilled.

Death is hard to predict.

Nov 01, 2011 | 4 comments | by John Goodman

I’ll Believe This When I See It, and Other News

Obama administration announces regulatory reductions to save the health care system nearly $1.1 billion. But is this for real?

Ron Paul saves $1 trillion in federal spending.

Emergency room visits in the U.S. rose nearly 13 million in 2009 — about 10 percent: That’s more than one visit for every three people in the country.

Suprachiasmatic nucleus: It determines how well you respond to jet lag.

Oct 20, 2011 | 6 comments | by John Goodman

Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen

Top ten richest celebrities supporting Wall Street protests.

Binge drinking costs about 2 bucks a drink in lost productivity and the government picks up nearly half the cost.

Oct 18, 2011 | 4 comments | by John Goodman

People without Cars Less Likely to Marry, and Other News

Your Car’s GPS is Making You Stupid

Gossiping May be Good for You

Being Bad at Relationships May be Good for Survival

Intoxicated Eye Witnesses are as Reliable as Sober Witnesses

Oct 17, 2011 | 5 comments | by Devon Herrick

World’s Most Expensive Telescope Takes First Picture of Deep Space, and Other News

New photos of deep space from the Alma telescope.

Surgery is surprisingly common in older people during the last year, month and even week of life.

Free funerals may increase organ donations.

Oct 13, 2011 | 6 comments | by John Goodman

Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen

Kinsley: Christie is too fat to be president. Megan McArdle, Jonathan Chait and Ezra Klein also weigh in.

Private medical data for nearly 20,000 emergency room patients at California’s prestigious Stanford Hospital were exposed to public view for nearly a year.

Oct 06, 2011 | 7 comments | by John Goodman

Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen

The average cost of a family policy climbed 9 percent in 2011 to $15,073. Kaiser: ObamaCare accounts for 1% to 2% of the increase.

The largest and wealthiest children’s hospitals, despite being tax-exempt, provide little charity care.

42% of primary care physicians say their patients are receiving too much medical care; 6% say they are receiving too little. HT: Aaron Carroll

Some Doctors Refuse To Treat Kids Who Have Not Been Immunized.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: White House’s jobs plan will cost $200,000 per job.

Sep 28, 2011 | 5 comments | by John Goodman

Disney’s Patient Care, Slavery Footprints, Bedside Manners, Smokers, and Medicaid

Hospitals learn from Disney about being nice to patients.

Do you know your slavery footprint?

Millions for bedside manners.

Baylor Health Care Center refuses to hire smokers.

California seeks a cap on how often people with Medicaid can go to the doctor.

Sep 27, 2011 | 5 comments | by John Goodman

Quote of the Day

Fantasy baseball managers have far more data to evaluate players for their teams than patients and referring doctors have in matter affecting life, death and disability.

George Shultz, Arnold Milstein, and Robert Krughoff, Wall Street Journal.

Sep 27, 2011 | 5 comments | by John Goodman