Direct primary care: a medical home without insurance?

by | Jul 27, 2011 | Learn

Tech Crunch, the technology blog, reports on MedLion, a new startup in California: MedLion makes a Medical Home available to virtually anyone regardless of their income. This will help the U.S. match other parts of the world that outpace the U.S. in prevalence of...

Eating is Xtreme as Ever at America’s Chains

by | Jul 26, 2011 | Learn

“Stacked, Stuffed, and Topped” is the Trend at Applebee’s and Elsewhere The Center for Science in the Public Interest reports: If this year’s winners of the Xtreme Eating Awards are any indication, the overfeeding of America seems likely to continue...

Federal Panel Recommends Coverage for Contraception

by | Jul 20, 2011 | Learn

The New York Times reports: A leading medical advisory panel recommended on Tuesday that all insurers be required to cover contraceptives for women free of charge as one of several preventive services under the new health care law… The recommendations came in a...