Every year, like clockwork, snow falls… and so do a subset of middle-aged men with shovels. We joke about it. The guy in shorts is clearing his driveway at 6 a.m. in a blizzard. The neighbor who treats a Nor’easter like it’s the CrossFit Games. But here’s the punchline that isn’t funny: intense, unaccustomed exertion, […]
If you’ve ever tried to see the Mona Lisa in person, you know the feeling: a shuffling mass of humanity, phones held aloft like ritual offerings, security guards barking orders, and a vague sense that whatever you’re looking at cannot possibly justify this level of chaos. You finally glimpse her, tiny, distant, behind glass, and […]
In this special edition of News You Can Use on HealthcareNOWRadio, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD, FACS an orthopedic surgeon based in New Albany, Ohio, who has performed more than 38,000 joint replacements over nearly four decades. We explored why total hip replacement, once called the “operation […]
Years ago, I was driving across states with a good friend and colleague from Spain. We stopped in at a gas station that had a Subway restaurant on the side. When my Spanish colleague was asked if he wanted his sandwich “To Go,” he looked at me quizzically and asked what they meant (he spoke […]
Sit at a busy café in Paris long enough and something unsettling happens: nothing. The waiter doesn’t sprint. No one is shouting about table turnover. There’s no laminated sign behind the counter promising a “Server of the Month” bonus for fastest espresso delivery. And yet, miracle of miracles, the place runs smoothly. Orders arrive. Coffee […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January 2026 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners, and myself, where […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2025 US Healthcare: Now Featuring Robots, Sepsis Confusion, and Spam The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief […]
Rural healthcare is a notoriously tough marketplace. Large proportions of people in rural areas are in poor health and from lower socioeconomic groups. The population is widely dispersed, and low density makes economies of scale difficult to find and sustain. A healthcare facility in a rural setting may be the only one for hundreds of […]
Loans, Hormones, Measles This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of November 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners, […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of October 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners, and myself, where […]
Shots, Plots, and Smelly Socks This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic […]
I sat down with Dr. Chris Olson, Vice President of Design Impact at Mass General Brigham, and was struck by how his journey through medicine and global health has shaped his work today. From refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border to post-tsunami recovery in Aceh, Chris learned firsthand that healthcare innovation doesn’t come from […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of August 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners, and myself, where […]
Difficult Decisions Our recent renovation project included a big remodel of our kitchen and an opportunity to build it to our specifications. There are multiple cooks in our house, so selecting a cooktop and oven range was a key decision. There are many options in the marketplace, but it narrowed significantly to industrial-grade offerings with […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of July 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners, and myself, where […]
In this week’s special edition of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio I sat down with John Bou, President of Modio Health (a CHG company), to explore the company’s remarkable journey from a garage startup to a NASDAQ-listed pioneer in Edge AI. Healthcare’s Worst Escape Room John Bou is the co-founder and President of Modio […]
When Your Fitness Tracker Lies This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of June 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer at Nordic […]
In this week’s special edition of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio I sat down with Dinakar Munagala, CEO of Blaze, to explore the company’s remarkable journey from a garage startup to a NASDAQ-listed pioneer in Edge AI. Dinakar shares his background in chip design at Intel, where he contributed to graphics processors for Apple […]
Delete Your DNA and Eat a Steak This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of May 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns, and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph), Chief Medical Officer […]
What an outstanding experience and learning opportunity put on by the Lown Institute on May 15, 2025 in Washington DC Medical Debt in America: A Research and Policy Forum From start to finish, this conference was filled with insights, great speakers, riveting discussions, and evidence of real change and positive impact brought by many to […]
Lest we forget 80 Years on from VE Day and it would seem many have no connection or memories of the impact and suffering of 2 World Wars. The sacrifice of so many of our family members, some of whom lost their lives or limbs. It was not a topic of discussion or something that […]
Healthcare’s Wildest Hallucinations (And No, We’re Not Talking About AI… Or Are We?) This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of April 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of March 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every diagnosis […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of February 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January 2025 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where […]
