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More Patients Turning to ‘Direct Primary Care’

Josh Umbehr, MD, CEO, AtlasMD, Wichita, KS. Jeffrey S. Gold, MD, founder, Gold Direct Care, Marblehead, MA. Jeffrey S. Puglisi, MD, founding partner, Glenville Medical Concierge Care, Greenwich, CT. Thomas W. LaGrelius, MD, founder Skypark Preferred Concierge Care, Torrance, CA. Kevin Boyd, Wichita, KS. Mick Lowderman. Mike Scheidt, Wichita, KS. Laurianne Bourque, 42, who works… Read More »

Philips mulls sale of $2.5B home appliance unit to shift more to healthcare

Royal Philips is considering the sale of its kitchen appliance business generating 2.3 billion euros ($ 2.5 billion) in sales as part of Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten’s revamp of the Dutch company into a focused healthcare equipment maker. Carving out the unit making coffee makers to air purifiers will take 12 to 18… Read More »

Humans have 1 in 14,000 chances of going extinct next year – more than getting struck by lightning

Humans have 1 in 14,000 chance of going extinct next year – more likely than an individual has of being struck by lightning, study finds Looked at fossils and archaeological data from artifacts 350,000 years old  Calculated that humans have a 1 in 14,000 chance of going extinct any give year  This is of natural events, but… Read More »

Pediatricians are more likely to ask families about smoke alarm safety than gun safety, study says

That’s according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The study found that pediatricians and pediatric residents were less likely to ask their patients about gun storage safety than smoke alarm safety — indicating an overall hesitation in bringing up gun safety with their patients. A team of doctors and researchers analyzed health… Read More »