A Top Ten List of Medical Uses for the iPad: An Alternate Point of View
The Disease Management Care Blog is not surprised by the fawning adulation of the health information technology (HIT) minions over the illusory potential of Apple′s iPad to ‘transform’ clinical practice. For example, this CIO posting examines its potential to ‘revolutionize’ healthcare, while this one says it can become the ‘No. 1 tablet.’ Toss in jargon [...]
Berber drums
Another aspect of our Bik϶Life trip to raise funds for Focus Humanitarian Assistance was to be entertained by Berber men from a local village who sang and played drums. There was a fascinating aspect of this which I present in the video below. On a cold winter night, when the performers want to adjust the [...]
Health insurance market reform: Hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, February 1, 1994
Health insurance market reform: Hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, February 1, 1994 Review Health insurance market reform: Hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, February 1, 1994 Overview This volume is produced from digital images created through [...]
Why Total Body Scans are Scams: Maze vs Bayes
Folks across the country are paying hard cash for total body scans, abdominal aortic aneurysm testing, CAT coronary artery scans and carotid artery evaluations to prevent disease or find important lesions early. It’s a seductive argument, and it’s a scam. Ordinary patients don’t understand about pre-test probability and positive and negative predictive values. Indeed, all physicians [...]
Cuban Children Return to School!
La Habana, Cuba.- Con una matrícula preliminar que sobrepasa los 2 millones 100 mil educandos, Cuba inicia hoy el curso escolar 2010-2011, durante el cual además de la calidad de la enseñanza será una prioridad la cultura y eficiencia económicas. Radio Rebelde: A las aulas cubanas más de 2 millones 100 mil alumnos “Children are [...]
