
What Issues Do Healthcare Leaders Want Dr. Oz to Tackle as CMS Administrator?
Healthcare leaders hope Dr. Oz supports Medicare Advantage, nutrition and telehealth as CMS administrator.
Healthcare leaders hope Dr. Oz supports Medicare Advantage, nutrition and telehealth as CMS administrator.
While many view Dr. Mehmet Oz's nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with skepticism, there's a compelling case that his unconventional background could catalyze long-overdue support for family caregivers.
President-Elect Donald Trump nominated celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead CMS. Healthcare leaders have mixed feelings on the news — for instance, one CEO pointed out that Dr. Oz could advance the food-as-medicine movement, and others noted that his appointment may decrease pharmaceutical innovation and access to certain medications.
Digital health startup Sharecare launched an exclusive partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona. Founded by former WebMD CEO Jeff Arnold and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the app offers activity tracking and coaching for users.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS3xaXsh6vo&w=560&h=315] You may not know the name of one of the most talented and innovative forces in healthcare but there is a high probability that you have seen one of his video parodies about health. This is because Zubin Damania, M.D., goes under the alter ego ZDogg MD. According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZDoggMD) his work […]
Stress can greatly affect our health, and it can say a lot about our intentions, mood or other emotional states. Sharecare's app is useful for individuals, but it was also used to analyze the stress levels of Republican presidential candidates in last night's debate.
Not facts, not medical evidence, not ethics and not Congress can stop him.
Transparency about involvement with a particular drug or product is one thing for doctors, but would it make a difference if the public knew how much they were actually making in profits?
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Dr. Oz responded to his “critics” on his show, the 10 doctors who petitioned Columbia Medical School for his resignation. Yet, he failed to respond, however, to many other doctor critics calling for his resignation. In fact, a poll conducted on SERMO (the largest social network exclusive to physicians) revealed that over 1500 doctors polled […]
Dr. Oz's radio segment produced by Oprah's Harpo Productions has been dropped and will move to iHeartRadio.
Even after a pointed segment addressing his critics, real doctors still aren't Dr. Oz fans.
Dr. Oz took to his daytime TV show to defend himself from the recent criticism following a letter sent to Columbia University from 10 doctors.
Some celebrities have an extreme influence on public awareness about certain diseases and conditions.
Dr. Oz has gotten even more heat as of late for his recommendation of "quack treatments" on his daytime TV show. He plans to respond to that criticism in a special episode likely set for Thursday.