What will be the tipping point for direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
27Feb11
23 & You
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Posted in genetics, patient experience, preventive health, technology
Tagged DTC genetic testing, human genome
Tagged DTC genetic testing, human genome
13Feb11
Thank You for Not Smoking Redux
Your employer can tell you to smoke outside. Can they tell you not to smoke at all?
28Nov10
Thank you for Not Smoking
How well does e-smoking approximate the real thing? Hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving. GlassHospital was on the road again, taking the kids to visit the hometown of Cleveland, health mecca of the eastern Midwest. Had Thanksgiving dinner at my aunt and uncle’s. My aunt is a culinary master; she loves to pull out all [...]
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Posted in global health, health & wellness, lifestyle modification, preventive health, primary care, research
Tagged e-cigarettes, smoking, tobacco
Tagged e-cigarettes, smoking, tobacco
13Oct10
Ni hao from China
In our unremitting effort to make transparent all that is Medicine, GlassHospital has journeyed to China, home of the 2008 Summer Olympics. The real reason we’re here is to facilitate dialogue and cultural exchange between two great medical schools, those being the one affiliated with GlassHospital and the one here at Wuhan University. Like many [...]
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Posted in global health, health care reform, medical education, preventive health, technology
Tagged blogs, China
Tagged blogs, China
20May10
The Best Laid (Follow-Up) Plans
My friend’s 92 year-old grandmother goes to see her eye doctor. “Everything looks great,” he reassures her. “When should I come back?” she wants to know. “Two years.” Now that’s positive thinking. * * [...]
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Posted in health & wellness, patient experience, preventive health
Tagged annual physicals, true stories
Tagged annual physicals, true stories