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reportOct 11, 2007

Doctor-directed Health Resources

University of Wisconsin researchers have found that breast cancer patients seemed to benefit from being directed to doctor-approved health information online.
reportOct 10, 2007

The Digital Health Revolution

If you really want to get into the topic of how the internet is changing health care, check out Fard Johnmar’s new show, The Digital Health Revolution.
reportOct 8, 2007

E-patients With a Disability or Chronic Disease

Just half of adults with chronic conditions use the internet; but once online, they are avid consumers of health information.
reportSep 23, 2007

2007 Hispanic Healthcare Survey

Pew Hispanic Center/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Field Dates: 7/16/07 – 9/23/07 Respondents: Nationally-representative sample of 4,013 Latino respondents ages 18 and older Margin of Error: +/-1.83 percentage points at the 95% confidence level This survey focused on Latino access to healthcare and experiences in the healthcare system, as well as the pathways through which Latinos gain health knowledge, […]
reportAug 16, 2007

States Let Adult Kids Stay on Parents’ Insurance

Legislatures in eight states voted this spring to require insurers to let adult children stay on their parents’ health insurance, even after the traditional cut-off dates on a child’s 18th birthday or college graduation.
reportAug 6, 2007

Poor and Elderly E-patients

This just in: “The Internet appears to be a double-edged sword, assisting in the search for health care information for the poor and elderly while magnifying existing gaps based on other factors.”
reportOct 17, 2006

2005, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Population

This statistical profile of the foreign born population is based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2005 American Community Survey public use microdata file, which was released August 29, 2006.
transcriptSep 8, 2006

Dr. No? The Debate on Conscience in Health Care

Washington, D.C. Does requiring pharmacists to dispense medication they find morally objectionable violate their rights to the free exercise of religion? Or, are religious objections secondary to a woman’s right to receive an approved prescription in a timely manner? These questions are sparking legislative debates across the country as pharmacists are refusing to fill prescriptions […]
reportMar 22, 2006

Less Opposition to Gay Marriage, Adoption and Military Service

Summary of Findings Public acceptance of homosexuality has increased in a number of ways in recent years, though it remains a deeply divisive issue. Half of Americans (51%) continue to oppose legalizing gay marriage, but this number has declined significantly from 63% in February 2004, when opposition spiked following the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision and […]
reportJan 23, 2006

Medicare D and the Internet

I recently helped my parents enroll in their new Medicare prescription drug plans using the Medicare.gov website…