The average physician spends 1,548 sleepless nights due to malpractice claims. And would you have guessed this statistic? One in 14 doctors are sued annually for malpractice, according to a study … [Read more...] about Doctors and malpractice suits
This number that may astound you, as it did me. I knew a lot of us take prescription drugs, but until I started today’s blog, I had no idea that in 2011 we Americans spent $227,551,806,436 popping … [Read more...] about Bitter pill? Prescription drug use steadily rises
Never one to gather moss, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told it like it is today about climate change and America’s largest city. Climate change is coming to New York—and to us. We must learn to manage … [Read more...] about Life changes to manage climate change
They’re not exactly great bedtime or bathroom reading—hospital bills that drone on for pages. They can put you to sleep, exactly what shouldn’t happen if you aim to be an informed and astute consumer. … [Read more...] about Baby boomer health: Find the will to negotiate your hospital bill
In 2002 Whitney Houston told ABC's Diane Sawyer about her addiction that "It has been [alcohol, marijuana, pills, cocaine] at times." It’s a “no-brainer” to find readily available prescription … [Read more...] about Don’t “mix it up”: When drugs turn deadly
Meet an undisputed baby boomer spokesgod, Ken Dychtwald, PhD. This astute psychologist and gerontologist—and I’d add “futurist”—suggests marketers wake up to the fact that 80 percent of the growth in … [Read more...] about The Age Wave crashes ashore: Baby boomers rule as the “new old”
