Watch This Space – The Health Care Blog
By MIKE MAGEE In case you’ve missed it, sleep is all the rage in neurosciences these days. They are fast at work rebranding it “the brain’s rinse cycle.” The brain, protectively...
Read More
Stop Chasing: Finding What You Need in the Here and Now
“Life is what happens while we’re busy worrying about everything we need to change or accomplish. Slow down, get mindful, and try to enjoy the moment. This moment is your...
Read More
The Monumental Trap of Overworking Yourself for Recognition
“Expectations are premeditated resentments.” ~Unknown Yesterday, I found myself sitting across from my boss, fighting back tears as I voiced something that had been eating away at me for three...
Read More
Why Financial Incentives Oppose Quality Improvement Projects in Healthcare – The Health Care Blog
By TAYLOR J. CHRISTENSEN When I attended the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 2024 annual forum in Orlando, Florida, one of the best parts of the conference, as always, was talking...
Read More
Ain’t no shame in the heart of VC – The Health Care Blog
By MATTHEW HOLT It’s JPM week. That means a ton of startup bros wandering around San Francisco wondering who all the biotech guys and investment banker greyhairs are and why...
Read More
If You’re Afraid of Making a Big Life Change
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” ~Alan Watts I used to think that stability was...
Read More
Free New Year Meditation & Writing Challenge
Hi friend! As you might recall, last fall I shared an empowering five-day meditation and writing challenge from Tiny Buddha contributor Nadia Colburn. This month, she’s back with another free...
Read More
5 Hidden Ways Codependency Is Sabotaging Your Relationships
“We rescue people from their responsibilities. We take care of people’s responsibilities for them. Later we get mad at them for what we’ve done. Then we feel used and sorry...
Read More
Past Presidents Posthumous Advice To Trump #47 – The Health Care Blog
By MIKE MAGEE For those many, many millions of viewers who tuned in to the live coverage of former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral this week, they were rewarded with two...
Read More
Live a Life You Love: The Magic of Following Joy
“Some people are empowered by travel and some are inspired by the warmth of home. Some thrive in the spotlight and some feel called to support those who are on...
Read More
4 Lessons I Learned from Leaving a Toxic Relationship
“It takes strength and self-love to say goodbye to what no longer serves you.” ~Rumi I promised myself at a young age that when I got married, I was not...
Read More
You, Me, and Our Microbiome – The Health Care Blog
By KIM BELLARD You may have heard about the microbiome, that collection of microorganisms that fill the world around, and in, us. You may have had some digestive tract issues...
Read More
The Real Cost of Living Through a Screen: Breaking Free from Social Media Addiction
“Never hold yourself back from trying something new just because you’re afraid you won’t be good enough. You’ll never get the opportunity to do your best work if you’re not...
Read More
“Hospital Mergers Kill”: An Economists’ Exercise in Reality Distortion – The Health Care Blog
By JEFF GOLDSMITH In late June, 2024, two economists, Zarek Brot-Goldberg and Zack Cooper, from the University of Chicago and Yale respectively, released an economic analysis arguing that hospital mergers...
Read More
How I’ve Become My Own Source of Love and Reassurance
“Create a safe space within yourself that no one will ever find, somewhere the madness of this world can never touch.” ~Christy Ann Martine Losing my grandmother was like losing...
Read More
At the Intersection of Law and Medicine. – The Health Care Blog
By MIKE MAGEE As 2025 kicks off, it’s wise to pause, and gather our thoughts as a nation. Few would argue that we’ve been through a lot over the past...
Read More
My Totally Wrong, Expert Predictions for Health Care 2025 – The Health Care Blog
By MICHAEL MILLENSON January In a blistering commentary, the American Medical Association’s flagship journal, JAMA, condemns the corrosive effect on patient care of the profit-seeking practices of health insurers. Separately,...
Read More
To the Parent Who’s Stressing About Being Imperfect
“Your greatest contribution to the universe may not be something you do, but someone you raise.” ~Unknown Have you ever heard the saying, “Mama knows best” or “If mama ain’t...
Read More
The Most Important Pieces of My Cancer Coping Plan
“Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend.” ~Lao Tzu When dealing with a serious health issue or life challenge, we can choose...
Read More
What I Now Do Instead of Trying to Rescue People
“A leader leads by example whether he intends to or not.” ~Unknown This past year has been a journey—one that cracked me open in ways I never expected. It began...
Read More