In Vitro Fertilization and Twins in America

What’s behind the rise and success of IVF in the United States?Since the beginning of In Vitro Fertilization (IVP) in 1978, IVF babies have been on the rise. In the United States each year roughly 100,000 procedures are performed in some 400 clinics, resulting in approximately 50,000 babies. IVF is a four step process in […]

Do you know a Great Doctor?

If so, that’s great news. But do you also know how to FIND a Great Doctor?If you’re in need of a primary care provider or a specialist, where do find the greatest doctors? Visit Google, enter “How to find a great doctor” and you’ll find 125,000,000 results. Where do you begin the search? Sure, you […]

Making Sense of the Presidential Healthcare Platforms

One plot that may make a differenceIf you’re like me, you’ve read and possibly reread summaries of the Presidential candidates healthcare platforms, and you’re still confused. Where do the candidates really stand? And how close do their positions approximate yours? A healthcare site, Healthcentral.com, puts the candidates’ positions on a grid and allows you to […]

Bottled Water Revisited:

If you don’t buy it, how best to contain it?According to Beverage Marketing Corporation, Americans drink, on average, 192 gallons of liquid a year. Of that total, water represents about 11 percent of our consumption, about the same amount as milk, and about the same amount as coffee and tea combined. The lead category of […]

Stay warm, but stay healthy

As students move indoors this winter, taking health precautions is a good idea As the start of a new semester begins, students across the country will be returning to their college campuses with the winter months upon us. As the students try to keep warm indoors, the breeding and spreading of sickness becomes very real, […]

Danger on Our Roads and Bridges

The American highway system cracksBy Mike Magee We spend a lot of time in the United States arguing about our health care system and especially health care costs. We focus in on Medicare reimbursement, hospitals, insurers – all of the usual topics – but often we lose sight of the true meaning of “health.” Health, […]

Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes

Does Continuous Coverage Make Sense? The cost associated with premature birth and low birth weight babies is astounding. According to a 2007 study in Pediatrics, the annual cost of hospitalization for premature/low birth weight babies in the United States during 2001 was $5.8 billion. This cost reflects 47% of all infant hospitalizations in that year […]

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