In Days Of Data Galore, Patients Have Trouble Getting Own Medical Records
Federal law guarantees that people have a right to see and obtain a copy of their medical records, so why are they so hard for patients to access?
Where Healthcare Costs the Most
In Anchorage, AK healthcare prices are nearly 2.5 times higher than in Baltimore, MD. How do other cities costs stack up?
Nurse’s Post about Vaccines Goes Viral
If you buck vaccinations and Big Pharma, should you be allowed go to the doctor or the hospital when you get sick? This nurse says no in her viral post.
Physicians Top Yet Another “Highest Paid” List
There’s money in practicing medicine, or so says another top ten list, which ranks physicians and surgeons as top earners in the field.
72% of Physicians Report Financial Ties to Drug, Device Industry
Since 2003, gifts and payments made to physicians by drug and device companies have been publicly reported–that doesn’t seem to slow them down too much.
New App Connects Patients with Advanced Practitioners, RNs via Text
A new app is taking aim at the telehealth space–not to diagnose, but to triage–and advanced practitioners and RNs are the ones on call.
APRNs and PAs Ranked Among Highest Paying Jobs in Healthcare
Advanced practitioners are enjoying advanced wages, and two spots on a new top ten list of the highest paying jobs in healthcare.
New Drug to Treat the Flu Approved by FDA
The new drug, Xofluza, is the first new antiviral flu treatment with a novel mechanism of action approved by the FDA in nearly 20 years.
Large Number of Influencers on the “Health Care 50” are in Biopharma
Of the fifty most influential people innovating healthcare named by Time Magazine, those with ties to biopharma make up a large percentage.
How Alternatives Such as CBD Oil Make an Impact on the Opioid Epidemic
As the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc on the United States, we take a look at the viability of cannabidiol as an alternative.