Category: Health & Medical

If faced with increased reporting and administrative burdens, declining reimbursements and new payment arrangements that put their income at risk, many doctors – especially independent practitioners – may feel that they simply can’t afford to participate in Medicare any more. One recent survey of physicians found nearly 40-percent expect a “mass exodus” from Medicare over MACRA. Given the predicted shortage of doctors over the next decade and an aging population, this would be disastrous.

Imagine this. You are feeling under the weather. You pull out your smartphone and click the Rx app. A nurse arrives. He prescribes a treatment. It’s sent to the CVS down the street, which delivers it to your door. The entire event costs $20. Sounds nuts? Not so much.

Humans are creatures of habit, and many people fall in the habit of taking their daily medications all at once. However, this might not be the best approach because different drugs should be taken at different times.

Everyone knows that tobacco products are bad for your health, and even the new e-cigarettes may have harmful toxins. However, according to research at Texas A&M, it turns out the nicotine itself—when given independently from...