Why Patients – And Many Innovative Doctors – Are Pursuing Health Outside the System – The Health Care Blog

By DAVID SHAYWITZ Our current system of delivering care is awful from the perspective of seemingly every stakeholder. It frustrates, enrages, saddens, and depletes patients and physicians alike. No one…

Dolly Parton shares emotional Thanksgiving message amid health struggles: ‘Just know that…’

Published on: Nov 28, 2025 07:55 pm IST Dolly Parton expressed gratitude to her fans in an emotional Thanksgiving message on Instagram Thursday Dolly Parton is thankful to her fans,…

If You Could read My Mind – Wait, You Can? – The Health Care Blog

By KIM BELLARD Over the years, one area of tech/health tech I have avoided writing about are brain-computer interfaces (B.C.I.). In part, it was because I thought they were kind…

Giving Thanks – Ken Burns “THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION” – The Health Care Blog

By MIKE MAGEE Give thanks for our America, blemishes and all. Ken Burns says as much, making it clear, we are a mess of contradictions, and that is (in part)…

Coffee and heart health: Does caffeine raise blood pressure? Nutritionist reveals who should be careful

If you are paying attention to your habits, coffee is probably one of those daily rituals you have wondered about. It helps wake us up, keeps us focused, and has…

Eli Lilly hits $1 trillion market value, first for health care company

A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly reached a $1…

When Drug Price Transparency Isn’t Enough – The Health Care Blog

By KRISTINA SMITH & PHIYEN NGUYEN Policymakers and advocates often promote drug price transparency to lower costs and improve equity. While transparency is an important first step toward accountability and…

Struggling UnitedHealth Group is a Huge Smoking Black Box – The Health Care Blog

By JEFF GOLDSMITH In mid-April 2025, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) reported its 1Q25 operating results, including a modest shortfall in expected earnings and lowered its 2025 earnings forecast by 12%. The…

Support your neighborhood scientist – The Health Care Blog

By KIM BELLARD These are, it must be said, grim times for American science. Between the Trump budget cuts, the Trump attacks on leading research universities, and the normalization of…

Belem Action Plan for Health and Climate Adaptation launched: $300 mn committed for health impacts of climate at COP30 | World News

About 80 countries and organisations came together at COP30 in Belem, Brazil to launch the Belem Action Plan for Health and Climate Adaptation, aimed at strengthening global health systems to…