Avian Flu: From Stuffy Nose to Pandemic

This show on the avian flu (H5N1 influenza virus) is the first in a series on pandemics & epidemics that we will be producing. It will air on the Healthy Living Channel on Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, and on Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at 7:30 pm Eastern Standard Time. The Healthy Living Channel is […]

Consumer Driven Health Plans

With the Consumer Directed Health Care Conference (CDHCC), the National Health, Wellness, Prevention & Fitness Congress (NHWPC), The Consumer and Patient Enabling Technologies Conference (TCAPET), The Consumer Direct Access to Healthcare and Retailization Congress (CDAHRC), The Marketing to the New Health Care Consumer Conference (MTNHCC), and the Boomers Business Conference (BOOMERS) all descending on Washington […]

Avian Flu Interviews

Recently, I attended the Encorium Pandemic Avian Flu Symposium. This was the first in a series of symposiums on pandemics and epidemics such as obesity and diabetes that are affecting our country.
I had a chance to sit down with all of the speakers as well as a few attendees to explore the H5N1 Influenza virus, […]

The McDonalds of Healthcare: Aravind Eye Clinic in Southern India

The above video is from the Unite for Sight Conference. The woman speaking, Pavithra Krishnan, filmed an amazing documentary on her grandfather, Dr. V. I hope to put the documentary online as well for all to see. It’s an amazing story of doing well by doing good.
About the speaker:

Pavithra Krishnan - Dr. V. and […]

Steve Case Plans a Revolution

With the Consumer Directed Health Care Conference (CDHCC), the National Health, Wellness, Prevention & Fitness Congress (NHWPC), The Consumer and Patient Enabling Technologies Conference (TCAPET), The Consumer Direct Access to Healthcare and Retailization Congress (CDAHRC), The Marketing to the New Health Care Consumer Conference (MTNHCC), and the Boomers Business Conference (BOOMERS) all descending on Washington […]

Fixing the Left’s Fix for Healthcare

This week, Slate.com printed a story- no, research paper-sort-of, op-ed - close enough- by Jacob S. Hacker, a professor of political science at Yale and a fellow at the New American Foundation called ‘Fixing the Left’s Health-Care Prescription.’ (Interesting title)
Is ’mainstream’ media picking up healthcare reform as an important topic?
Consumer Health Media’s been […]

e-Learning in Health Care

Article: E-Learning has tremendous potential to benefit the information layer of the Health Care Sector and specifically the home health product markets.