Medical Device Recall and Crisis Response
There have been countless recalls of faulty drugs and medical devices in the pharmaceutical and device industry. Some have been the result of malicious actions by external parties, while others ...
View ArticleSCOTUS Beat: Review of Health Care Reform Heats Up
The highly anticipated Supreme Court review of landmark health care reform legislation has taken a step closer to reality. The nine Supreme Court Justices announced on Oct. 26 that they ...
View ArticleSpectrum Celebrates 15 Years
Photo Credit: Scott Davis Tis the season to celebrate, and celebrate Spectrum did, at our holiday party last Thursday, December 15. The Spectrum gang has a lot to celebrate this ...
View ArticleThere’s Salt in THAT?: CDC’s New Report on Sodium
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newest “Vital Signs” reportindicated that nine in 10 U.S. adults consume much more sodium than they should, putting them at risk ...
View ArticleObesity Epidemic: A Communications Tipping Point
So the obesity epidemic is not news to anyone, but this week it seems everywhere I turn there is more data, more commentary and more perspective on what we need ...
View ArticleTop Five Survival Tips for ASCO
I’ve attended a lot of medical meetings over the past eight years and just recently had the chance to attend the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s Annual Meeting for ...
View ArticleOn the 11th Anniversary of September 11: Expanded Coverage for Responders
Firefighters and other 9/11 responders, and those who worked among the debris of the World Trade Center site have been faced with a host of health-related problems. On Monday, the ...
View ArticleThe government shutdown impacts health care – But not how you might think
As Congress continues to quibble on the Hill, the American people are beginning to realize that the government shutdown means more than just closed national parks, monuments or switching off ...
View ArticleThe world’s most efficient health care systems
Bloomberg compiled a list of the most efficient health care systems around the world. The rankings took into consideration health care cost per capita, percentage of GDP spent on health care and ...
View ArticleNo Sale on Cigarettes
No doubt everyone reading this knows what most people who follow any kind of news in the U.S. already know: That yesterday morning, CVS Caremark announced its decision to cease ...
View ArticleTime to Wrangle the E-Cigarette Market
The electronic cigarette market is a bit like the Wild West right now. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that are filled with nicotine liquid and heat up, creating a vapor that ...
View ArticleD.C. ‘Yoga Tax’: Not So Flexible
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014, D.C. council members approved a city sales tax on gym memberships and yoga classes for the first time in the city’s history. According to the ...
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