Headline/Commentary
Every day 34 Americans, or the equivalent of a Virginia Tech massacre, are killed by guns, note two mayors, writing an opinion piece following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Second Amendment last week.
The authors, Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, and Thomas Merino, mayor of Boston, explain four steps which, if taken, should […]
News Brief
One expert calls this a “grim report.”
In its mission statement, the group identifies itself this way: “InjuryBoard is a growing community of attorneys, media professionals, safety industry experts, and local activists committed to making a difference by helping families stay safe and avoid injury, and helping those who are injured get the assistance they […]
News
Patients will want to understand more about the risks, benefits and costs of care simply to make the best decisions for themselves. As more health plans are built around high-deductibles on the front end—-there will be a pocketbook incentive to learn how to understand the cost-benefit ratios of the health care offered. This is a […]
News Brief
The Washington Post
“The campaign to reduce teenagers’ smoking has stalled, new federal data show, dismaying federal health officials and anti-smoking advocates who said that one of the nation’s most important public health priorities is faltering.
“Smoking by teenagers fell sharply and steadily between 1997 and 2003, but the latest data from a large federal […]
News Brief/Books
At last!
A well-known sociologist is heard from—-one who does not believe Baby Boomers will cause the ruin of future generations, saddled by the debts caused by their elders, staggering through life indentured to Medicare.
In “The Long Baby Boom,” Jeff Goldsmith, rejects the gloomers and doomers. With 30 years of experience in health policy, listening […]
News Brief
There has been, in effect, a summit conference which has arrived at a framework to guide patient privacy as individuals se up electronic personal health records. If the agreement becomes a reality, this shall be a victory for patients, for caregivers and for everybody who has a stake in safer, quality health care.
Electronic medical […]
News Brief
Federal officials say that there is no end in sight to the salmonella-tomato outbreak. Note that some tomatoes are not affected: cherry, grape and tomatoes with vine still attached.
Reuters
“The number of people sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to certain tomatoes has topped 800 as U.S. investigators continue to try to pinpoint the source […]
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Johns Hopkins Health After 50 (Subscription)
Quoting from the journal, Circulation, the editors of this newsletter write:
“One way to prevent a second heart attack is by making it to the pharmacy.”
The items says that a review of 4,591 patients hospitalized for a heart attack showed that within three months of leaving the hospital, 25% had […]
The Washington Post
THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — “More than half of American teens say they’ve consumed alcohol, and more than 40 percent of those children say they sometimes get their alcohol free from an adult, a new federal survey found.
“Among the country’s estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers, more than 40 percent said they […]