American Healthcare History and Financing

Yesterday Yvonne saw Understanding the Healthcare Law, a great presentation by Dr. James Rohack on Health System Reform. Rohack is a practicing cardiologist and Director of Scott & White Center for Healthcare Policy. He is also a…

Public Investments in Health

Public Investments in Health

Today’s post is based on a Robert Reich video about Public Investments being the biggest deficit you’ve never heard of. While he describes the need to invest in infrastructure and basic research, this short post extends…

Bionic Eye Gives Hope for the Blind

Bionic Eye Gives Hope for the Blind

(originally published on May 3, 2013, updated May 20, 2021) Dr. Mark Humayun was going to be a doctor all along, but when a family member lost her eyesight, he soon began his journey as an innovator. “When…