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By Joshua Seideman It s fascinating when two of my passions collide in the opinion pages of the New York Times like they did over the last week. On ...

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By Don Johnson The first order of business for the new president and congress in 2009 will be renewing SCHIP, the children s health program, Credit ...

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By Alvaro Fernandez A spate of recent global news coverage on cognitive fitness and brain training reflects a growing interest in innovative interve...

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By Hsien-Hsien Lei Fresh on the heels of the launch of the deCODE BreastCancer genetic test last week, Dr. Arthur Caplan, renowned director of the Uni...

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In Health Care Blog - Posted 5 weeks ago

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 s...

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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 th...

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In Health Care Blog - Posted 6 weeks ago

By AMY TENDERICH Note: Amy Tenderich, who writes and maintains the wonderful Diabetes Mine, just did this very illuminating interview with Google Heal...

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By Christine Gray Five years ago, when many pediatric hospitals were unaware of or unwilling to acknowledge the capacities of online medical support g...

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In Health Care Blog - Posted 6 weeks ago

By THCB Staff JD's comment on a recent post was so excellent it deserved re-running. Large medical systems generally have implemented EMRs while small...

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