When it comes to health communications, right now we are in a bit of a disconnect. Here’s what I mean: This is the new age of Patient Empowerment, right? I think the answer is yes, as study after study shows smarter patients do better when they are more informed about the health issues facing them. [...]

Question: Are political pressures on pharmaceutical companies and the medical community getting in the way of worthy education and public service projects?
First some transparency: I am not nor have I ever been an employee of any drug company nor has anyone in my family. As far as I know, we own no stock in a [...]

Actor Jon Voight has had a long and enduring career – even if his relationship off screen with daughter Angelina Jolie has been rocky. Voight blasted onto the national stage decades ago in “Midnight Cowboy” and was front and center and the baddest of bad guys last year in TV’s “24.” His movies and television [...]