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.
The fallout from the release of new guidelines for breast cancer screening has been swift. “White House backs off cancer test guidelines” is a sample headline with cable outlets providing much juicier verbiage.
To some, the notion of well-being and wellness programs is as ubiquitous as the water surrounding a ship at sea. Indeed, at first glance it does appear that way. It seems like every company these days offers some sort of intervention designed to promote healthier living, from global business empires to local sports clubs. Over [...]
Plug “well-being” into a Google search and you will see the top ten results provide a menagerie of options: from ancient philosophical definitions and Wikipedia posts to radio station coverage and military experiences, the choices run the gamut. While “wellness program” provides a more focused set of results, the information available still lacks any sort [...]
