In this month’s issue of Psychology Today, there was a good read about the psychological impact of having a rare disease, ‘The Loneliest Fight’, profiling four patients’ experience with very different diagnoses and their hopes for recovery. The link only has the general profile, so pick up the hard copy if you can to get [...]

Medicare Today has released its 2012 beneficiary satisfaction survey results today and to put it simply, seniors love Medicare Part D. Check out USA Today’s story that provides a great snapshot on the impressive results. My own recap: The survey showed that 90 percent of seniors enrolled in Part D are satisfied with their coverage [...]

Over a decade ago, when SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was first detected in China, it took significant time to identify the virus and to understand how the disease spread among affected populations.  But since that outbreak, the ability of doctors and scientist to identify new viruses and move more quickly toward vaccines and appropriate [...]