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 | 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...
by John Leifer | Apr 30, 2014 | Healthcare, Healthcare reform
“Health is Priceless:” A recent article in the New York Times stated that pharmaceutical companies are employing a new rationale to justify the seemingly irrationally, exorbitant prices being charged for pharmaceuticals: “Health is priceless.” While true,...
by John Leifer | Apr 2, 2014 | Cancer, Healthcare, Healthcare reform
Who Dies From Cancer? Few things are black and white, yet when it comes to determining who will survive cancer, race may be fate. Doubt my words? The American Cancer Society described the situation succinctly: “African Americans are more likely to develop and die...
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