Category: Healthcare

  • Words Matter – Containment Verses Control

    Words Matter – Containment Verses Control

    When we hear Trump and his Admins parroting the idea we are containing the spread and getting things under control, we need to be real cautions. First, they are not containing it. There is not enough data to know if it is contained. They are guessing, hoping, and Trumps waving his magic sharpie as if…

  • Hotspots: 2 weeks, 30 days, Trump just keeps lying.

    Hotspots: 2 weeks, 30 days, Trump just keeps lying.

    Hotspots, lies, and videotape. Trumps new excuse for his lies is that he “is a cheerleader for the country. But we don’t need cheers, we need leadership. And that is something Donald seemingly can not and/or will not provide. Whether he is simply incapable or just ‘acting’ like a president, what is certain now is…

  • What is ‘Exponential Spread’ Regarding the Coronavirus?

    What is ‘Exponential Spread’ Regarding the Coronavirus?

    The exponential spread of SARS-CoV-2 is driven by long incubation times and people not practicing social distancing. We need to understand these risks in order to better integrate the importance of social distancing in our daily habits.

  • Corona Virus Mortality Rate Change

    Corona Virus Mortality Rate Change

    The latest data from Johns Hopkins indicates an increased mortality rate. Until this is scientifically interpreted we should not jump to conclusions. While this new data has not been explained as yet, it is interesting and at the very least should reinforce the notion of safety and social distancing as well as isolating ourselves as…

  • Trumps BS, Bragging and Lies Regarding Coronavirus

    Trumps BS, Bragging and Lies Regarding Coronavirus

    While it is true Trump has begun ‘acting’ more like a leader. It’s still an act. His press conference last night (Monday, March 17) showed that he was just now beginning to take the Corona Virus seriously. And yet in at the same time, he continued to BS America with ambiguous statements when it was…

  • Vaping Risks Continue to Rise

    Vaping Risks Continue to Rise

    Vaping, cigarettes, tobacco products in general erode personal health and economic health. The cost to society is measured in loss of health, loss of life, healthcare costs and lost productivity. Economically, this is net negative. The only positive is that while you get sick and/or die, you get to make tobacco executives wealthier. #News, #Health,

  • The ‘Affordable’ Healthcare Software Debacle

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] by John P. Reisman — last modified Nov 24, 2020 05:46 PM 300+ million dollars for a data management system and web site? We are bleeding money at an unaffordable rate and our government can’t even make a…

  • John Boehner, the Republicans, and the Tea Party…

    John Boehner, the Republicans, and the Tea Party have succeeded in shutting down the government. Just think, they have succeeded in putting hundreds of thousands of people out of work in their effort to eliminate healthcare benefits for millions of Americans.

  • The Skinny on Obesity

    The Skinny on Obesity

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  • 40% of Public School Children are Overweight or Obese in NYC

    40% of Public School Children are Overweight or Obese in NYC

    In 2009, a New York Times article highlighted the the increasing problem of ‘increasing weight’. The specific issue Mayor Bloomberg is attempting to address with ‘reasonable’ regulation is the ability to buy unhealthy sugared drinks with public funds. This was of course responded to the by…