5 Crucial (and Weird) Whooping Cough Facts To Know!
Source: 5 Crucial (and Weird) Whooping Cough Facts To Know! Image via Wikipedia As a whooping cough epidemic hits California, you may be asking yourself, “hey, weren’t we all vaccinated for that?” Even...
View ArticleWhat’s Really Happening In Haiti? An Interview With Two People Who Know?
Source: What’s Really Happening In Haiti? An Interview With Two People Who Know? As the six-month mark has arrived, there’s suddenly been more about Haiti in the news, tales of paralysis and corruption...
View ArticleLady Gaga’s claim: Can you actually be an “occasional” cocaine user?
Source: Lady Gaga’s claim: Can you actually be an “occasional” cocaine user? The last two days’ news have made it feel like cocaine week: President Obama finally signed a long-overdue law equalizing...
View ArticleTyphoid Mamey Strikes
Source: Typhoid Mamey Strikes Another in a sobering series of food-borne outbreaks is recognized. This time, Typhoid Mamey was identified as the cause of smoothie (and milkshake) induced episodes of...
View ArticleDo YOU Live In A Food Desert?
Source: Do YOU Live In A Food Desert? Image via Wikipedia First, it was the opening of a Kroger in East Oakland. Now it’s the announcement that Tesco’s Fresh and Easy is heading to the Bayview. What...
View ArticleAre California prisons breeding resistant Tb?
Source: Are California prisons breeding resistant Tb? It was kind of amazing how little coverage the recent report on healthcare in our prison systems got. Heck, you may be thinking, I don’t think...
View ArticleHaiti storms, cholera and you: Time to thank your toilet
Source: Haiti storms, cholera and you: Time to thank your toilet I have a new best friend. She’s cool and smooth and adaptable. Kind of like a Dragon-Tattooed-urbanite who can deal with any situation,...
View ArticlePart 2: Gunpowder on the street
Source: Part 2: Gunpowder on the street In tandem, both ambulance, and fire truck, red lights strobed across the narrow cave-like doorway to the Tom Waddell clinic. The images flashed in the dark, like...
View ArticleWhat’s It Like In Japan Right Now?
Source: What’s It Like In Japan Right Now? I got a chance to interview Jesse Mendoza of Jordan International Aid who is in Japan right now doing relief work. You can listen to the live interview,...
View ArticleSocial Media and the Patient Community Explosion
Source: Social Media and the Patient Community Explosion There’s a great post over at Diabetes Mine about the explosion in patient interaction and patient communities around social media. It’s well...
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