by John Leifer | Sep 15, 2014 | Healthcare
The following is an excerpt from my new book: The Myths of Modern Medicine: The Alarming Truth About American Health Care (Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, released on 9/16/14) Talking the Talk, but Not Walking the Walk Health-care organizations bandy about the...
by John Leifer | Sep 15, 2014 | Physicians
A Shocking Mis-diagnosis A diagnosis of cancer is devastating. What’s equally devastating is going through months of difficult treatment believing that you have a deadly disease, only to find out later that your physician erred in diagnosis. Yet that’s exactly what...
by John Leifer | Aug 27, 2014 | end of life care, Healthcare, Healthcare reform
Every family has its rituals, and one of ours was Sunday night dinner. It was a time to share news, to talk about our hopes or dreams, to simply relish time spent together. Sunday, May 20, 2001, was no exception. I went home after dinner, counting my...
by John Leifer | Jul 23, 2014 | Healthcare, Healthcare reform
The Painful Truth: The American health care system is terminally ill. It is astonishingly expensive, remarkably variable in quality, and incapable of stemming the rising tide of chronic illness in our population. Yet, the majority of Americans believe it is the best...
by John Leifer | May 30, 2014 | Cancer, Healthcare, Healthcare reform
There is a fascinating article in a recently published, special edition of Forbes detailing efforts by Novartis to become the leading force in cancer therapeutics. The article begins with a powerful and poignant story in which a breakthrough therapy brings a new lease...
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