Who knows when a hospital emergency will strike, but it is more frequently than you would expect. In 2015, there were 433 emergency room visits for every 1,000 people. To the extent possible, it is...
Diane Archer
Tips for driving safely
As you get older, it can become increasingly challenging to drive. A variety of health conditions can affect your ability to drive. If you are concerned about whether you or someone you love is a...
Improve your health with a buddy
We live in an “every man for himself” society at a time when we would fare better recognizing the benefits of being “all in it together.” Social solidarity has a lot to say...
Your right to buy Medigap coverage
People with Medicare have the right to switch Medicare plans, from a Medicare Advantage plan to traditional Medicare or vice versa, every year during the Fall open enrollment period. But...
How old can we possibly get?
How old can we possibly get? While Americans are not living as long as people in other wealthy countries, we are living about eight years longer than 50 years ago. Meghana Keshavan reports for Stat...
Novartis gains White House support after paying $1.2 million to...
Despite campaign claims to rein in prescription drug prices and drain the swamp of corruption in Washington, President Trump appears to have strong and unseemly links to Pharma. Novartis gained White...
Health care costs in retirement average $140,000
Arielle O’Shea reports in Forbes that a couple who retires this year should expect to spend $280,000 on health care costs over the rest of their lifetime. Put differently, individual...
Insurers donate to Democrats in attempt to undermine support for...
Tarbell reports that commercial health insurers are supporting Democrats with larger campaign contributions as a way to undermine their support for a government-administered Medicare for all health...
Are we spending too much on health care at end of life?
A new study in Science, by Amy Finkelstein et al., suggests that we may not be spending too much on health care at the end of life. Rather, we may be spending a lot on health care when people have...
A Fitbit of sorts for your stomach
StatNews reports on a new implantable sensor in development at MIT labs that allows people to relay information on what their bodies are doing. The developers describe it as “a Fitbit of sorts...