Marilyn M. Singleton is an anesthesiologist.

Obesity is America’s self-inflicted preexisting condition

Physician
January 23, 2020

Consuming too many potato latkes and Christmas cookies has left its mark on our waistlines. Unfortunately for Americans and their medical care, the seasonal overeating seems to last all year. Indeed, the American Medical Association has declared that obesity is a disease.

It may be more accurate to describe obesity as a contributor to certain diseases. Obesity raises the risk of premature death, heart disease, high blood …

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Obesity is America’s self-inflicted preexisting condition

Data mining, artificial intelligence, and angels of death

Physician
December 24, 2019

Google is universally well known as a search and advertising company. Now Google is tapping into the $3.5 trillion health care market. To compete with the Apple Watch, Google acquired Fitbit, the wearable exercise, heart rate and sleep tracking device.

Data is king.

Voluntarily worn fitness tracking devices are one thing, but Google has entered the realm of the brave new world. A government inquiry has brought …

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Data mining, artificial intelligence, and angels of death

Single payer is not a cure for a broken system

Policy
June 28, 2017

California’s state senate’s unipartisan passing of a sweeping single-payer health care bill, the Healthy California Act, has drawn attention to single payer as a solution to the decaying Affordable Care Act. The ACA decreased competition and plan availability in health insurance and leaves patients holding the bag of unaffordable premiums, deductibles, and copays. It’s no surprise that a majority of state residents Read more…

Single payer is not a cure for a broken system