Growing Concerns of Coronavirus Should Spur Plans—Not Panic
BY JULIE APPLEBY Chances are if you work for a large company, you received an email like one sent to Volkswagen employees March 2: Coronavirus concerns mean some limits on business travel, everyone should remember to “wash your hands frequently” and stay home if sick. As the viral illness, dubbed COVID-19, continues to spread, some […]
Boot Camp After 60: 10 Steps to Turn Around Unhealthy Habits
BY BRUCE HOROVITZ, KAISER HEALTH NEWS It takes moxie to flip an unhealthy lifestyle to a healthy one—particularly for folks over 60. Most baby boomers approach retirement age unwilling to follow basic healthy lifestyle goals established by the American Heart Association, said Dr. Dana King, professor and chairman of the department of family medicine at […]
Death By 1,000 Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune The pain radiated from the top of Annette Monachelli’s head, and it got worse when she changed positions. It didn’t feel like her usual migraine. The 47-year-old Vermont attorney turned innkeeper visited her local doctor at the Stowe Family Practice twice about the problem […]
‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News Jennifer Millar keeps trash bags and hand sanitizer near her tent, and she regularly pours water mixed with hydrogen peroxide on the sidewalk nearby. Keeping herself and the patch of concrete she calls home clean is a top priority. But this homeless encampment off a Hollywood freeway ramp […]
Study: CA hospitals waste money by ignoring ‘big data’
. The “Moneyball” phenomenon of using advanced statistical analysis to gain advantage in professional sports has picked up steam over the past dozen years, to the point where it has broadly depressed scoring in baseball, as fielders are positioned precisely based on the historical patterns of individual hitters. But in the private sector, numbers-driven “best […]
