Entries for May, 2010

The New Medicine—Hospitalists and Telemedicine

May.30, 2010 in Current Comments Leave a Comment

So, two things in The New York Times set me off this week. (Actually three. The third was an article about people who start their sentences with the word “so”, but I don’t want to go there.) The first thing that set me off was an article about a hospitalist (by Jane Gross, May 26,… Continue reading »

The Butterfly Effect

May.22, 2010 in Current Comments Comments Off

According to Sharon Begley and Mary Carmichael in their Newsweek cover story Desperately Seeking Cures, a cornucopia of cures for an infinity of diseases is (or would be) available but for (a) a culture that sets the wrong incentives for academic scientists and (b) a stodgy bureaucracy that does not prioritize urgent needs.  Well, maybe…but… Continue reading »