Morning Headlines 1/9/17
Repealing the ACA without a Replacement — The Risks to American Health Care
In a NEJM opinion piece, President Obama makes a case against Republican efforts to repeal ACA without coming to an agreement on what its replacement will be.
Cleveland Clinic doc apologizes for anti-vax column, hospital promises discipline
The medical director, and COO of Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute comes under fire after publishing an op-ed piece on Cleveland.com questioning the safety of vaccine preservatives and recommending that parents consider alternative vaccine schedules for their children. The op-ed has since been taken down and Cleveland Clinic has promised disciplinary action.
The Boston Globe profiles the work of Harvard Medical School professor Warner Slack, MD, who in the mid-60s pioneered the idea of storing medical records on computers and sharing them with patients.
Sounds reasonable, until you look at the Silicon Valley experience. Silicon Valley grew like a weed precisely because employees could…