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- 1/29/2012
MD sues Windsor police for $14 million
Endocrinologist seeks damages for physical and psychological injuries sustained in 2010 beating - 1/29/2012
Many minds aim for One Million Solutions
Non-profit group seeks to generate ideas for improving global health care—with a focus on diabetes - 1/29/2012
Katz sells Drug Trading, Medicine Shoppe to McKesson
At $920 million, deal is one of the industry's biggest in recent years. - 1/29/2012
Ontario health minister on using hospitals less
Late last year, in the CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca blog Science-ish, I investigated Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews' announcement that investing in home care would lead to a number of benefits. A peek at the evidence, however, revealed that expanding home care has been shown to add costs to health systems without necessarily freeing up hospital beds. - 1/29/2012
EMR success story: Sustainable rural care built from the ground up
When Dr. Werner Oberholzer arrived in southern Saskatchewan 14 years ago, dismal health services left him with two options: Make it better, or leave. He stayed - 1/29/2012
Don’t let emotions drive your investment strategy
Having a long-term plan with diverse holdings lets you ride out market volatility more comfortably - 1/29/2012
Common sense isn’t all that common
Spending money to prevent societal woes and to make better use of the system will save health-care dollars in the long run - 1/29/2012
Cancer, diabetes link continues to perplex
Evidence backing use of metformin as anti-cancer agent doesn’t negate fact that ‘we just don’t know,’ MD says - 1/29/2012
Babies cry . . . adults fly
- 1/26/2012
Weight loss leads to lasting benefits in heart function
Study involving obese patients points to usefulness of imaging in monitoring results of various treatments