The recent health care reform legislation puts a new emphasis on health and wellness programs that are intended to improve our well-being. Plug “well-being” into a Google search and you will see the top 10 results are about as varied as could be: from ancient philosophical definitions and Wikipedia posts to medical student organizations [...]
As seen on the PRWeekus.com “Insider” blog on April 1, 2010.
The philosopher Isaiah Berlin once wrote an essay (based on the thoughts of the poet Archilochus) called “The Hedgehog and the Fox.” [...]
As seen on the PRWeekus.com “Insider” blog on March 29, 2010. This is the first of three blogs in a series focusing on communications and personalized medicine. Each week PRWeekus.com features a guest blogger on its “Insider” blog.
Two recent articles featured in the Annals of Internal Medicine and the British Medical Journal were reported to have shown that there is no correlation between quality of care and patient satisfaction scores. Following this release, an expected number of bloggers and writers have commented on this subject, most of them agreeing with the results [...]
Widmeyer’s Health and Wellness team recently leveraged a heated debate about the use of marijuana to treat chronic diseases. We put the John Theurer Cancer Center in the center of this debate, positioning them as experts and secured a feature article in Oncology & Biotech News.
Doug Elwood, MD, Vice President and Medical Advisor at Widmeyer Communications continues to discuss how mobile advancements will revolutionize health care and patient well-being. MacNewsWorld, which provides professional intelligence on Mac-related products, tapped into Dr. Elwood for his insight on Apple’s launch into tablets.
The entire staff at Widmeyer Communications has been touched by the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Please join us in supporting one of these organizations by making a donation:
•The American Red Cross is flooded with phone calls and as of January 14th cash donations have topped $3 million. They expect to provide immediate needs for food, [...]
In his recent New Yorker article, Malcolm Gladwell explores stock options and the concept of the Black Swan affecting financial markets. To summarize a complex article briefly, individuals often adhere to the notion that beliefs are true based on previous knowledge and experience. In other words, if you grow up seeing nothing but white swans [...]
Charlie Miller is a senior writer at Environmental Defense Fund. I wanted to hear his take on global warming politics and the forecast for 2010. This is the first in a series of thought leader interviews I’ll be conducting for Widmeyer.com.
Stacia Tipton: You’ve been working on climate issues for decades. What’s the key lesson from [...]
A few years ago, United Parcel Service (UPS) initiated a software program that assisted its drivers in maximizing fuel efficiency. Engineers at the company reasoned that formulating delivery grids in which drivers could continually make right turns would eliminate idling while waiting to turn left at traffic lights. These waits can be extreme, especially at [...]
A recent article in The Washington Post (Lovenheim, 11/10/09) discusses how many medical schools are changing their focus. Instead of anatomy, students now take classes on the physician/patient relationship, communicating with patients, and social and cultural issues in health care.
