Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Join the bone marrow registryDrew Olanoff (@drew) is facing cancer for the second time. He is fighting it in public again, this time to bring greater awareness to the bone marrow registry. Go sign up for a free registration kit. I did. It only took me ten minutes. I did it on my iPhone. Skip your …Friday, February 21, 2014
Get off your assIt makes for funny headlines, like this one I came up with three years ago, but the science just keeps coming: sitting too much damages human health. The troubling part is much of the onus for a solution is on businesses employing us all, who may not have much incentive to contribute …Monday, July 22, 2013
Stop taking multivitamins. Seriously.I’ll be the first to admit I took multivitamins on and off for years, always assuming vitamins could only be good for you. But the overwhelming majority of scientific studies on the subject not only debunks the myth that they help, but strongly suggests that they …Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The pressing need for hospital pricing regulationThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published data on what hospitals charge for the most common procedures. There is much to look at, and other have done good reporting on it, notably Sarah Kliff and Dan Keating at the Washington Post …Thursday, October 18, 2012
Wireless attack could fatally turn pacemakers against patientsPatrick Gray, writing at The Register: Jack also warned of a worst-case scenario in which a worm could infect multiple devices, spreading from patient to patient, re-flashing the devices with malicious code as it foes. This code could be …