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Category Archives: Medicine
Quote of the Week
This comes from my interview this week with Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger, who in turn was quoting Herophilos of Chalcedon–physician to Alexander the Great, pioneer of the scientific method, and perhaps the first public health guru. “When … Continue reading
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Death to the Uninsured…
… is, apparently, an applause line in Tea Party circles. Witness: The applause was elicited by Ron Paul, who was asked what should be done to help a 30-year-old uninsured person who is injured, in a coma and in need … Continue reading
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Google Kills Off Personal Health Records Service
A fair bit of my corporate work and journalistic work touches on the electronic medical records space, so it is with some interest that I note the passing of Google Health. The New York Times: Google Health never really caught … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Technology, The Internet
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‘Crown Jewel of Socialism’
You can argue the merits of whether it is right and fair, and whether it will ultimately even be affordable, to require citizens to purchase healthcare coverage from the private insurance market. It’s a debate that really would be interesting. … Continue reading
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Job Killing Healthcare Law? Not So Much
I woke up to the sound on my clock radio of Rep. Eric Paulsen talking about dismantling the “job-killing” new healthcare law. Job killing, eh? I thought I’d check that out. The best place I could think of was Factcheck.org, … Continue reading
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‘If the Student is Unable to Locate the External Universe …’
If there were any lingering doubts about the sanity of Jared Loughner, the kid who tried to kill Rep. Gabby Giffords and who succeeded in killing six others, this video will dispel them. “If the student is unable to locate … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Politics, Medicine, Security
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Giffords Is Alive
CNN, through a hospital spokeswoman, has confirmed that Congresswoman Giffords is alive and in surgery, suffering from a gunshot to the head. This is about 30 minutes after CNN “confirmed” that the congresswoman was dead. But having heard the spokeswoman, … Continue reading
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Congresswoman Reported Killed
According to NPR. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff’s office confirms. Jason Pekau, an employee of a Sprint store near the Safeway grocery … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Politics, Medicine, Security, Tea Party
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Winning Over the Supremes on Healthcare
BusinessWeek’s Peter Coy makes a persuasive case that, in order to save its healthcare law, the Obama administration has to dig deeper than its standing commerce clause defense. Administration lawyers won over a Clinton-appointed Western District appeals judge with that … Continue reading
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Jon Stewart: Advocacy Journalist?
It might fairly be asked whether Jon Stewart has crossed the line from political satire to the kind of political advocacy for which he constantly lampoons Glenn Beck. But the New York Times is among those crediting Stewart with changing … Continue reading
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