The Year’s Severe Flu Exposes a Serious Flaw in our Medical System By: Morten Wendelbo, Christine Crudo Blackburn TheConversation.com - Flu season in the U.S. typically peaks in February, but this year’s outbreak is already one of the worst on record. As of Jan. 6, 20 children have died from the flu,

PRESS RELEASE: DOCTORGLOBE INTRODUCES A NEW HEALTHCARE CASE-MANAGEMENT PLATORM NAMED “SURGERATE” DoctorGlobe, America’s first and only domestic online hospital-shopping platform, has launched an innovative surgery case-management tool named “Surgerate”. Surgerate helps pre-certification, concierge, and case-management teams to seamlessly find the most efficient hospitals for their health plans’ participants in need of

PRESS RELEASE: FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF WEST CALDWELL FIREFIGHTER, TIM ZYLA, ISSUE DESPERATE PLEA FOR LIFE-SAVING KIDNEY DONOR AS WIFE/DONOR MATCH TAKES ILL  WIFE ANN MARIE IS DONOR MATCH BUT NOW ELIMINATED WITH ONSET OF LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS  FAIRFIELD, NJ – Tim Zyla, former chief and member of the Fairfield, NJ

PRESS RELEASE: Brain Injury Association of America Recognizes Administration's Opioid Emergency Declaration; Calls for More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: William Dane (512) 987-0101 [email protected] Vienna, Va. – The Brain Injury Association of America salutes the Trump Administration for directing the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the nation's opioid crisis a public

Medical tourism market grows as patients travel to and from US fiercehealthcare.com -- The growing trend of medical tourism is becoming more important for patients traveling both to and from the United States. For example, Indiana University Health’s increasing focus on medical tourism is providing both the healthcare system and the state’s economy with a financial shot

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. on the FDA’s new policy steps and enforcement efforts to ensure proper oversight of stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine fda.gov – One of the most promising new fields of science and medicine is the area of cell therapies and their use in regenerative

Am I covered abroad? Educating employees on the limits of their health insurance By Simon Stirzaker linkedin.com – Very few people think in much detail about their health when they go abroad, often failing to acknowledge that a visit to a doctor or hospital could be required. The fact is, chances of

Did I Produce a Catastrophic Claim or Am I a Victim of Fraud? by Michael L. Frank aquariuscapital.com – It was a sunny day on December 11, 2015 when I woke up ready for a partial hip replacement. By the end of the day, I was a catastrophic claimant... or