The most high-profile health crisis of 2009 was certainly the outbreak of H1N1 – the swine flu virus that has claimed almost 10,000 lives, according to the World Health Organization. The worldwide pandemic was on the front page of every major news outlet for months as people struggled to realize the impact of the first [...]
Filed under: News on December 17th, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
Tagged with: global, health, innovation, medical
Despite Congress’ current recess, the health care debate is still making headlines. I can’t read the NY Times, CNN, or the Huffington Post without seeing a new piece of information or perspective on the discussion.
The Wall Street Journal ran a piece yesterday that appeared to be little more than a platform for Iowa Senator Charles [...]
Filed under: Community, Healthcare, News on August 25th, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Tagged with: costs, debate, discussion, government, health, health care, healthcare, media, US
By its end, 2009 will be remembered politically for the struggle to overhaul the way Americans receive medical care. So far, it has exposed many flaws in our political world, most notably the ever-growing divide between conservative and liberal values.
Obviously, the job of changing health care in a country with such a large population is [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on August 21st, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
Tagged with: debate, discussion, government, health, health care, insurance, media, medical, reporting, spin, town hall meetings
While I’ve found the media coverage of the health care debate to be overly sensational thus far, in a way I don’t really see any other way of covering it, primarily because of the passions it engenders on people from either side of the aisle.
For those who believe the government shouldn’t take on too much [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on August 18th, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Tagged with: affordable coverage, co-op plan, government, government-sponsored public insurance, health, insurance, media, President Obama
With the tense debate raging over how best to overhaul the healthcare coverage infrastructure, the White House has launched an offensive today against what it refers to as “viral whisper campaigns” designed to harbor dissent and negativity against the healthcare agenda.
Having taken many lessons from last year’s presidential campaign, the administration will be using the [...]
Filed under: News on August 5th, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
Tagged with: bipartisanship, communication, David Axelrod, health, healthcare, insurance, internet, leaders, Obama, PR offensive, President Obama, progress, Rick Scott, Robert Gibbs, strategies, strategy, success, US
Doctor David Ludwig, a pediatrician, and Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition at New York University, spoke with U.S. News and World Report this week about the food industry and how junk food companies are misleading the public in their efforts to market “healthy” eating for children.
First, some background. The CDC released statistics earlier this year [...]
Filed under: News on July 31st, 2009 @ 4:37 pm
Tagged with: childhood obesity, children, education, food, Food Industry, health, Kraft, labeling, marketing, Nutrition, Pepsi, reporting, standardization
After years of hearing about the prudence of self-exam, and the routine screening for almost every type of cancer, including breast, ovarian, prostate, and others, new opinions are coming to light on the subject that brings this thinking into question.
One factor in this debate is the general costs applied to the healthcare systems as a [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on July 17th, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
Tagged with: costs, effective, efficient, fundamental, health, healthcare, medical, medicine, routine screenings
Ever since the Academy Award-winning song “Jai Ho” made it to hit charts, the music world has been wondering if other South Asian talents can go global as well.
Envision Solar, a San Diego-based company known for its solar-powered carports, has announced a new product in line with the company’s goal to make use of solar energy in unconventional places.