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Health Care Reform: The Public Speaks (With Forked Tongue)
By Michael Millenson Who says Congress doesn’t accurately reflect the will of the American people? The public has spoken about health care reform, and the message is clear: “Whatever.” If you’re a politician who believes that soaring promises soothe voters,... Read more...
Published 14 hours ago

Microsoft Healthvault: Coke, Pepsi or Intel Inside
By Amy Tenderich This post appeared originally on DiabetesMine. When Microsoft launched its HealthVault application last year �" the first major commercial Personal Health Record (PHR) system on the open web �" the Wall Street Journal reported that “Consumers are... Read more...
Published 14 hours ago

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Around the Web in 60 Seconds (Or Less)
By THCB Staff The consumer genetics company Navigenics has partnered with Scripps, Microsoft and Affymetrix in a landmark clinical study to assess the behavioral impact of personal genetic testing on people who choose to receive such screenings to identify their... Read more...
Published 15 hours ago

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Published 16 hours ago

7-day countdown to Health 2.0
By THCB Staff The Health 2.0 conference is just a week away and with that comes the viewing of David Kibbe's documentary, "The Great American Motorcycle Tour for Health 2.0." Go check out his blog to get a taste of... Read more...
Published a day ago

Sick neighborhoods raise sick people
By Sarah Arnquist I live and study public health in Baltimore, a city in which one-third of its children live in poverty, another two-thirds live in single-parent families, and more than a third of students drop out of high school.... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Judging states by the health of their children
By Maggie Mahar Maggie Mahar is an award winning journalist and author. A frequent contributor to THCB, she is fellow at the Century Foundation and the author of the increasingly influential HealthBeat blog, one of our favorite health care reads,... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

We knew the Swedes hated the Bush Adminstration, but...
By Matthew Holt ...we never suspected that they hated it to this extent. After giving Al Gore the Peace Prize a couple of years back, today Paul Krugman wins the Nobel Prize for Economics. They say the prize is for... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Let's get real about the economy and health care
By Robert Laszewski I just got a call from a reporter at one of the major news organizations to talk about the chances for health care reform. We both commented on the almost surreal environment we are all in. I'm... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Dissecting the Revolution Health-Waterfront Media merger
By David Williams Like many of you, I was surprised to hear the news that Revolution Health would merge with Waterfront Media, the operator of Everyday Health Network. In this email interview, Mark Bard, president of Manhattan Research, shares his... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

W(h)ither thy health benefits?
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn The headlines read that CFOs are having trouble accessing credit. What will that mean for health benefits? A survey of American CFOs and comptrollers from Grant Thornton has found that over half of CFOs have seen credit... Read more...
Published 3 days ago