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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2024 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 […]
Drugs, IV Shortages, and AI Shenanigans This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of October 2024 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 […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of September 2024 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 July 2024 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 […]
Health Tech Havoc This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of May 2024 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, […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of April 2024 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 […]
The continued onslaught of cybersecurity attacks which if anything are only getting worse have impacted the healthcare system in dramatic fashion with the payment network brought down by the attack on Change Healthcare. I keep hoping that we all get better at combatting these attempts to breach our data and that overall vigilance rises as we […]
