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The Bottomline at ASH for Patients

Andrew sums up what all the news out of ASH means for you, the patient. [...]

Promising Lymphoma News

Andrew blogs from the first day of the American Society of Hematology’s 52nd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, highlighting the day’s discussions.

Promising Lymphoma News from Patient Power® on Vimeo.

The Tyranny of Life Insurance Companies

I have always heard that Northwestern Mutual Life (“The Quiet Company”) was a grade A company. And for years I have been happy to have a disability insurance policy and a term life one with them. I got those policies back in the early 1990’s and it was a good thing I did.

In 1996 [...]

Navigating New York Publishing for Patients

The book publishing world, largely based in New York City, is in trouble. The fragmentation of the market by electronics large and small has chopped former readers into so many pieces. How can a publisher make a blockbuster buck anymore? The answer may come in translations of Swedish fiction from a newly found novelist, now [...]

CNN’s Present to Andrew, the i-Reporter

Okay, so I tweaked CNN about Dr. Gupta not returning my calls. The CNN producers tweaked back with a holiday gift.

The i-report I produced on a whim last weekend about the need to pass healthcare reform legislation, no matter what, was aired several times on 12/23. How did I know? I got an urgent [...]

Reforming Healthcare with Thinner Americans

I don’t mean to be simplistic. But America’s weight problem is bankrupting our healthcare system and killing us.

That extra helping of stuffing with gravy you had at the Thanksgiving table isn’t a problem if you exercise and it’s just a “treat.” But, unfortunately, for too many of us, the big portion, fatty food, and [...]

Are Some Hospitals Afraid of “Powerful Patients”?

Healthcare is a business. A huge one. And the financial health of many in the industry is at stake as healthcare reform legislation moves to the finish line. Will it protect higher rates for doctors? Will it provide for millions more people with robust insurance? Will doctors and clinics have more customers for expensive procedures? [...]

The Impatient Patient

The Impatient Patient from Patient Power® on Vimeo.

Avoiding the Swine Flu

Avoiding the Swine Flu from Patient Power® on Vimeo.

The Good Guys in Private Practice

Over the weekend I began to worry if I have been unfair. Just last week in a webcast about the latest comprehensive treatments for brain cancer I urged patients to seek treatment, or at least a consultation, at an academic medical center where they have sub-specialists in neuro-oncology and related specialties. I do believe that [...]

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