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why is it so difficult to get an appointment with your doctor?

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

dr. gurley demonstrates a very interesting point.
If you’re one of 2500 patients who have been assigned to the same doctor (yep, that’s right, 2500 – that’s average), and that doctor works 50 weeks a year, with a very strict limit of only 10 federal holidays, and the office closed two days a week, with 2 hours [...]

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neat video on the coming revolution of data-driven, patient centered health care

Monday, March 8th, 2010

i love the design of this video, the way the words are timed with the speech.

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the cost of sickness

Friday, March 5th, 2010

written by dr. Jay Parkinson of The Future Well :

GE created a beautiful interactive infographic for people to understand the cost of sickness. Health insurance premiums double every eight years and the cost of managing chronic illness is becoming increasingly out of financial reach for the majority of Americans. People are starting to realize that [...]

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how you can live to 100 : some surprising tips

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

i love collecting these cool-looking infographics.  one day, i’ll blow them up and hang them like an art museum.  click on the image twice to see a larger size.

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snake oil? is it really good for you?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

check out this infographic depicting scientific evidence of the most popular health supplements.
click on the image and it will send you to the full interactive graphic.  then, if you hover your mouse over an item, it will tell you what people take that supplement for.  and if you look to the left, you’ll see which [...]

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