There are numerous ways to address carbon emissions but are we choosing the right approaches? America and Europe have invested heavily in subsidizing solar and wind generation and solar panels - but…

Other than being lauded for its spectacular catering, he 2009 Climate Convention Conference in Copenhagen didn't accomplish much. One big reason was because developed nations wanted to curb…

The FDA released its long-awaited Draft Guidance on hospital-acquired pneumonia recently. Their guidance has not changed since I wrote a blog about my last meeting with the FDA…

Portuguese government shuts down half of the research units in the country The Portuguese funding agency for science (Fundação para a Ciência e aTecnologia – FCT) has just announced lthat it will…

The UK government is in a deficit crisis. Unlike the US, they seem to worry about it. In order to reduce the deficit, they have taken steps to make welfare less of a chronic lifestyle.  Since…

The United States of America has the best medical treatment in the world, but like most things with quality it is not cheap. Advocacy groups like the Commonwealth Fund focus on high average cost in…

A child's illness and hospitalization is stressful for children and their parents and also clinicians.  20 years ago, the Four Habits Model of Highly Effective Clinicians, a core set of…

Residents of England claim their health care is the best in the world - and some in America agree. While America clearly leads the world in medical treatment, everyone with the money from almost…

Girls and boys learn to use language differently, according to a new study which found that girls were more likely to remember words while boys were more likely to create words and sentences in ‘real…

American business schools, R.I.P. Let’s not mince words: Our MBA graduates marched out and destroyed the world financial system. And if that were not bad enough, few in academe have stepped up to…