• Health Reform -- Fixing the Core Problem or Just Symptoms?

    Posted over 5 years ago
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    The health reform debate has passed another milestone , but the question I keep getting asked by friends and family is whether the proposed legislation will actually improve our health delivery system. I want to be optimistic, but I’m skeptical that the...

  • The Top Ten Medical Advances of the Decade. What’s Wrong with the Picture?

    Posted over 5 years ago
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    Sometimes it’s fun to peruse year-end lists—best shows, best moments, best songs, best presidential gaffes, best viral videos , and the list goes on…. which gets even longer with the end of decade or the century. In this spirit, ABC News just ran...

  • The right solution for the ‘population’ may be the wrong solution for the ‘individual’

    Posted over 5 years ago
    by pnblog}
    This week's question for the Washington Post Health Care Rx blog was: What does the debate over mammography screening teach us about the challenges in moving to evidence-based medicine in a revamped health system? The debate truly highlights...