Make the Best of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus has won the first battle, but not the war.
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New Take on Medical Record Privacy
Recently, The Wall Street Journal reported on an agreement between Google and the faith-based health care organization Ascension, a Catholic hospital network. The agreement gives the company access to tens of millions of personal health…
Developments in Medical Tourism
An article in The New York Times highlights a sea change in medical tourism: It has now been approved by some insurance plans.
Questioning the Safety of Generic Drugs
Information in this space is normally drawn from multiple sources; however, after reading Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban I decided to make an exception.
Maintenance for Implants Based On Diagnostic Categories
A patient-specific maintenance regimen plays a pivotal role in the success of the dental implant process.
Superbugs and Antibiotic Drug Development
There is a new type of antibiotic resistance, and it comes from an unexpected source.
Data Protection Remains a Key Clinical Concern
There is a rash of data theft. The New York Times detailed one such incident involving the hijacking of systems data and more than 100 years of municipal records from a Florida city.
Bacteriophage Therapy in Dentistry
Used in therapy for more than 100 years in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, bacteriophages are viruses that parasitize a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing.
New Avenues for Pain Management
We all deal with pain, that of our patients, our loved ones and our own.
Corporate Health Care Determinants
An article in The Wall Street Journal details plans by a number of large corporations to choose the physicians to be included in their health care plans with the stated goals of improving patient outcomes and reducing health care costs.
