By KIM BELLARD A relative — obviously overestimating my healthcare expertise — asked my thoughts on The New York Times article Can a Federally Funded ‘Netflix Model’ Fix the Broken Market for Antibiotics? I had previously skimmed the article and was vaguely aware of the Pasteur Act that it discusses, but, honestly, my immediate reaction to the article was, gosh, that … Read more
Health Tech By JESSICA DAMASSA, WTF HEALTH At the intersection of two (still) hot areas of health tech investment – IT infrastructure and mental health – sits NeuroFlow, a tech platform that integrates into care management systems and EHRs to help clinicians and care managers identify behavioral health conditions in patients as they are getting … Read more
THCB Gang It’s the Christmas special THCB Gang where we reviewed the year! Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday December 22 were privacy expert Deven McGraw (@healthprivacy), fierce patient activist Casey Quinlan (@MightyCasey); Jennifer Benz (@Jenbenz); and medical historian Mike Magee (@drmikemagee). And then in our end of year tradition a few other gang … Read more
By MIKE MAGEE “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” … Read more
By MIKE MAGEE “The Right to Health Care and the U.S. Constitution.” On the surface, it sounds like a straightforward topic – a simple presentation. But a gentle scratch at the surface reveals a controversy that literally dates back 250 years and more. Is it a “right”, a “privilege”, or simply a “necessity?” I’m not a … Read more
By KIM BELLARD I didn’t write about ChatGPT when it was first introduced a month ago because, well, it seemed like everyone else was. I didn’t play with it to see what it could do. I didn’t want it to write any poems. I didn’t have any AP tests I wanted it to pass. And, … Read more
by SMRITI KIRUBANANDAN A possibility to do better and be better by observing yourself (your twin) reacting to various feeds and gaining the ability to gain better care and improve research, seems like a super power. The concept of a Digital Twin is the ability to replicate a person, an object or a process derived … Read more
Need medical treatment in the new year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs before you walk into the doctor’s office? There’s a new tool for that, at least for insured patients. As of Jan. 1, health insurers and employers that offer health plans must provide online calculators for patients to get detailed estimates … Read more
“The only thing I feel about is preparing the team as well as I can, and I don’t care what other people think. Obviously on the results [of the autumn], we’re not happy. But we’re building a really good base to have a really good go at the World Cup” – Eddie Jones post SA loss … Read more
Gloucester fell to their third successive loss as Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care scored two tries; Brett Connon maintained his 100 per cent kicking rate as Newcastle got a close-fought win over Exeter Last Updated: 25/11/22 11:10pm Playmaker Care crossed the whitewash twice as Harlequins got their victory. Danny Care produced a man-of-the-match performance as Harlequins … Read more