photo credit: pfala Earlier in the week we talked about the possibility of mandated health coverage for all employers, the thought of this I’m sure sends most employers into a frenzy wondering how they will be able to afford this proposal. However, a recent study posted on New York Times reported that the Obama administration is […]
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photo credit: boliston Jaclyn’s last post was about a proposal floating around Washington DC that would mandate that all employers provide health coverage for employees. I disagree strongly with her take on it. The truth is, the fact that employers often pay for their employees healthcare costs is what has made medical care in the
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photo credit: a.drian If you run a small business and employ people, under one of the proposals floating around for healthcare reform you’d be required to provide health insurance for employees. Small Biz Trends recently posted an article regarding one of the new laws that is in process of trying to get passed, all employers
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photo credit: Todd Huffman One of the biggest problems today is the number of uninsured individuals in this country. Many small businesses can not even afford to offer insurance to their employees because of the cost, which in turn makes it impossible for the individual to afford it on their own as well. Larger insurance
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Popular Science: When Amir Belson flew from Israel for a pediatric fellowship at Stanford University in 1998, he carried a list of 64 ideas for medical inventions. One of them was an idea for a better intravenous catheter, one that wouldn’t damage veins or kink inside of them. By 2005, he had made his first
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photo credit: gierszewski NY Times: “Thanks to patients who still value their health in hard times, the recession has barely slowed the growth of concierge medical practices, which charge hefty membership fees for highly personalized care and around-the-clock access.” If Obama doesn’t destroy it first, someone is going to revolutionize the medical industry by cutting
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Fortune Small Business: During laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon has to take time to remove and clean his lens multiple times, costing both the patient and the hospital time and money. When the Minimally Invasive Devices team presented its plan to the judges three years ago, their disposable defogging device was still in the development stage.
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CNNMoney: Standard X-ray two-dimensional imaging delivers a significant amount of radiation to the patient. Even a single X-ray exposure may contribute to cancer and affect fetal development. NextRay is developing a relatively inexpensive imaging machine that uses a new type of 2D imaging, Diffraction Enhanced Imaging (DEI), which produces highly detailed images, can image soft
Randi Altschul, a New Jersey toy inventor, has developed a user friendly, non-invasive, saliva-based diagnostic “Lolli-pop” device for monitoring glucose levels in Diabetics. The POP TEST is a credit card sized saliva-based diagnostic device for checking glucose levels in diabetics. It works in a simple three stage process: bend out the stem, apply a small
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KARE11.com: At a hospital maternity unit all the babying goes to the babies. Rachel Swardson-Wenham thinks it’s time to start mothering the mothers. “It definitely was something that should exist, and I couldn’t believe nobody did it.” In June Rachel launched her new company offering in-hospital massages and spa services to new moms. Go Home
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