When I was younger and used to go to the dentist, I used to wonder, “What did he know that I didn’t,” when he would leave the room to push the button on the x-ray machine. I mean if this stuff was safe, what was with the heavy metal blanket, and why the hell did […] Read more

The CDC says that it is now confident it has uncovered the cause of a recent rash of deaths that have resulted from “vaping,” or the smoking of e-cigarettes. Interestingly enough, a health-surveillance system that was put in place after the 9-11 terrorist attacks of September, was used to pinpoint the cause of the vaping-related […] Read more

How can you feel younger, stronger, boost your immune system, and improve overall health? Simply “turn up the heat.” At least that is what advocates of infrared sauna therapy think! An Infrared sauna creates unique light waves that bathe your body in safe, but beneficial radiation. “These saunas use infrared panels instead of conventional heat […] Read more

Do you remember the Star Trek episode where Captain Kirk and crew were exposed to some kind of toxin that caused them to rapidly age? Eventually, the intrepid Dr. McCoy came up with a formula that in one shot, reversed the process, and the now withered and old Kirk, miraculously returned to his vigorous, sexy […] Read more

Doctors get all the good toys. I mean tools. Check out these three cool new gadgets designed to help health providers help their patients. Infrared Thermometer First, we had glass tubes filled with mercury to hold under the tongue for 10 minutes to get an accurate body temperature reading – if you could angle the […] Read more

Imagine you are a hospital or other healthcare administrator and you are in the throes of a natural disaster. If the power goes out, you have to make a decision that is in the best interests of your patients, but you know your backup generators cannot provide enough power to both keep IVs pumping and […] Read more

WeWork, the startup office-sharing company is facing bankruptcy, but that could be the least of the company’s woes. According to Reuters, WeWork has had to close nearly 2500 shared office “phone booths” at some of its 223 sites in the United States and Canada, after it says it discovered elevated levels of deadly cancer causing […] Read more

Microchip implants to safeguard family pets is being embraced by many caring and safety-conscious animal owners so the furry friends can be tracked down should they go astray. Did you know that one of the first uses for chipping an animal was to provide positive identification for high-stakes racehorses to prevent a last-minute fraudulent substitution […] Read more

Last week President Trump issued an executive order (EO) aimed at spurring the development of better vaccines to protect against seasonal influenza as well as a potential pandemic flu outbreak. The order falls short of allocating additional government funding right now, but rather calls for an evaluation of current flu vaccine manufacturing abilities and for […] Read more

A recent poll has found that most American voters do not want to eliminate access to private medical insurance. The poll indicated that while most voters would favor some kind of expansion of Medicare, they do not support most of the “Medicare for All” plans being presented by the top-tier 2020 democratic candidates, which eliminate […] Read more