Kaiser and Microsoft Join Hands on Consumer Medical Records

One half of the solutionKaiser Permanente, the largest non-profit HMO in the country, became an endorser of consumer health records this week with the announced partnership with Microsoft. Kaiser has 156,000 employees and 8.7 million customers spread over 9 states and the District of Columbia. They will test out the use of Microsoft’s Health Vault […]

Embryonic Stem Cells

As important as ever Last November there was a great deal of excitement around the announcement that stem cell researchers had developed a method of deriving cutaneous stem cells from human skin without the use of embryos. Many wondered whether these "induced pluripotential stem cells" might finally resolve the Bush Administration’s embargo on federally funded […]

The New World of Science Blogs

Impact of science blogging on journalism and academia is growing Last weekend marked the second annual North Carolina Science Blogging Conference in Research Triangle Park, N.C. More than 200 scientists, journalists, educators and students from around the U.S., Canada, Serbia, Sweden and England registered for the event held this year at Sigma Xi, the scientific […]

The Generic Bandwagon

How generic medicines fit into the big picture of health care It came as a surprise to some recently when we learned that the average price of pharmaceuticals grew last year at a much lower rate than other consumer categories, such as groceries and gas. What’s going on? Why have some drug prices leveled off? […]

Stem Cell Funding Now

Parkinson’s patient sends a message to President Bush The debate over stem cell research funding and policies in the United States will heat up again as we enter the 2008 presidential campaign season. Where do you stand on this issue? Watch this video to hear an emotional statement by someone whose life could be affected by […]

The Bee Mystery

The Limits of Human KnowledgeOver the past few months, beekeepers in 36 U.S. states have been wondering what’s happened to their bees. Some have lost over 90% of their workers, who fly off and never return. Now researcher Ian Lipkin of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health believes he has the answer. In yet […]

What I Didn’t Know About Different Colored Eyes

So I opened the Sports section of The New York Times one day last week, and in the bottom right corner was an article titled “Detour on the Scott Boras Express.” Scott Boras is deemed the “most powerful agent in baseball,” but what caught my eye wasn’t the text but the accompanying photo of one of Mr. […]

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