My First YouTube Video is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Accepted Donna Hill Howes nominated the Sharecare Advisory Board for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Here is my first YouTube Video featuring the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. For more information on ALS, please visit The ALS Association. I call out Harry Greenspun, MD, John La Puma, MD and Dennis Michaels, Esq.     #IceBucketChallenge #StrikeOutALS The ALS Association http://www.alsa.org.     Connect with Barbara | Stay…

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List of Health Care Social Media and Digital Influencers on Twitter

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Marie Ennis-O’Connor (@JBBC) is a healthcare writer, public relations consultant, and digital media strategist. Marie recently compiled a list of 84 health care social media and digital influencers on Twitter. Twitter is a powerful social networking platform and it allows health professionals to deeply connect and engage with the community. Health care professionals can help educate consumers, raise awareness of health issues and collaborate. This phenomenal platform gives a…

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In Hurricane’s Wake, Decisions Not to Evacuate Hospitals Raise Questions

Guest Post by Sheri Fink, ProPublica At 9:30 p.m. Monday, Eugene Tangney burst into a meeting of doctors at the command center for Long Island’s North Shore-LIJ hospital system. Ceiling tiles creaked in the wind and television screens showed images of Hurricane Sandy slamming into New York City. “NYU called,” Tangney said. “They want to evacuate. I don’t know how to help them right now. They’re in a panic mode.” Tangney, a senior vice president,…

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Healthin30.com Newsletter January 31, 2011

Hi Everyone, Thank you for your continued support, comments, enthusiasm and retweets. I greatly appreciate your readership. The Health in 30 Radio Show has been on hiatus, however new and exciting changes are happening. Please stay tuned here for more details that are coming soon. Thank you to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for their guest posts, “Alcohol and Cancer: What You Ought to Know,” and “Tips for Women at Every Age…

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Zen and the Heart of Medical Maintenance

Guest Blog by James Beckerman, MD Between college and medical school, I spent a year living in Spain. It was one of those “discovery” years you now only dream of, a delicate balance of academics and culture, with an appropriate complement of red wine.  It was Spain, you know. In the midst of it all, I found myself with a lot of time on my hands, and spent much of it reading – reading about…

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