Remember when I said that non-profit hospitals didn’t become greedy SOB’s when they converted to for-profit status. And, that their care was pretty good- despite their change in motivation. I also said that most dialysis centers seemed to be of the same mental state.
Continue reading 1000% Markup????
I can’t believe it. I’ve been posting my blogs at this location since June 2010. Yes, I have posted blogs in 2008, 2009, and earlier in 2010. But, those weren’t on my own site.
Continue reading 5 years at this address
“Daddy, how can I tell which balloons are red and which are yellow?”
My then 23 month old daughter was watching Sesame Street on TV. And, our TV was just a black and white set. Until that day. When I went out and bought a Kenmore (Sears) color TV, so she would know what the balloon colors were.
Continue reading How to get to Sesame Street… and Why!
You hear the term bandied about everywhere. What’s the corporate culture? How can we change the corporate culture. But, do you really know what they mean?
Continue reading It’s not cultured pearls- but the pearls of wisdom- that sets the culture
I admit it. I hardly travel nowadays. Oh, don’t get too excited. My comparison is from 20 and 30 years ago, when I commuted from Charlottesville (Virginia) to Long Beach (California) – 3 to 4 times a week. And, I went to Atlanta once every other week. And, New York twice a month. Taiwan once a month. Paris once a month. Milwaukee, Kansas City, Corpus Christi, and Dallas once a week. And, about 5 more trips a quarter.
Continue reading It’s Time for Regulatory Action
I grew up in New York. So, as far as I am concerned, every underground city transit system is a subway. Sure, I know the system in San Francisco is called BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), in London- it’s the Tube, and le Metro in Paris. I still say I am taking the subway.
There are some 10000 folks dying- while on the list to receive a kidney transplant- every year. But, there are still no stem cell produced kidneys. Which is why some Wake Forest researchers are seeking ways to skirt the political bugaboos regarding stem cells – and still trying to increase the availability of kidneys for those in need.
Continue reading Kidney Transplant Hopes?
Yesterday, we spoke about two new approaches to cancer therapy. Today, we’ll consider other aspects of these new treatments. No. We really aren’t. Because yesterday, we spoke about new tools in our arsenal against cancer. What we are really going to talk about today is a paradigm shift, something that is sometimes termed ‘precision medicine’.
Continue reading More on cancer
Genetic engineering? Immunotherapy? These are terms often mentioned in the news, but we don’t totally grasp their significance- especially for cancer victims.
Continue reading New Tools Against Cancer
Yesterday, we discussed all these new apps that are supposed to make our long-haul drivers’ lives better and easier. But, there are plenty of clouds on the horizon. As I’ve written before, those driverless cars sound pretty good- until you consider what it means for taxi drivers. That same thing applies to driverless trucks.