Posted on October 18th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published a case about a 66 year-old man with heart disease and an enlarging abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Once these aneurysms grow beyond a certain size, they may rupture and place one at the risk of bleeding to death. What I found unique about this case [...]
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Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Posted on October 12th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
An interesting study recently published in the Journal of Pediatrics shows that sending text message reminders may be an effective way to make young liver transplant recipients take their immunosuppressive medications regularly and on time. This was a small one-year study of 41 patients with a median age of 15. The study investigators saw a [...]
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Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Last year I was introduced to Nancy Pando, the producer of a new documentary that is taking a bold look at the frustrations of practicing physicians in the country: Being a physician today carries a complexity and responsibility, known only to those whom are expected to tend to the ills of society. But when doctors [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Left to Right: Sean Khozin, MD, MPH (i.e, me), Roni Zeiger, MD (Google Health), and Ted Eytan, MD (Kaiser Permanente) at the Health 2.0 Conference I’m happy to announce that Google Health now has full integration with our platform. Google recently announced the news on their official blog. Now my patients can seamlessly and securely [...]
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Posted on October 6th, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to three scientists for their work on how chromosomes can be copied in a complete way during cell divisions and how they are protected against degradation. The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three scientists who have had important roles in shaping modern information [...]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Lots of new and exciting features implemented and many more to come…
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Posted on October 2nd, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
On Monday, doctors from around the country will join the President at the White House to show their support for passing health insurance reform legislation this year. These doctors were invited for many reasons: Many are leaders in their communities. Others belong to one of the many physician organizations in this country. All are supporters [...]
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Posted on October 1st, 2009 by Sean Khozin, MD, MPH
Last month, I talked to three European journalists about the healthcare system in the U.S. and opportunities to improve the care delivery system through a combination of bottom-up innovation and top-down reform. Above is an article that appeared in an Italian magazine a couple of days ago, outlining the debate on healthcare reform in the [...]
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