Chronic Disease
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 19, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and associated complications are increasing in the United States, with prevalence up 40 percent from 2002 to 2010. [1] Randomized controlled studies have shown reductions in the increased cardiovascular disease risk associated with diabetes when...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 18, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
In September 2000, the United Nations (UN) Millennium Declaration [1] established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to accelerate efforts to reduce extreme poverty and related barriers to human development. At the Rio+20 World Summit on Sustainable Development,...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 5, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
My story of innovation begins in 1981, when, as a young surgical trainee in Boston, I was shocked to learn that my dreams of joining the pioneers in the exciting new field of heart transplantation had been abruptly shattered—by a policy decision. The trustees of the...
by Laura DeStefano | Apr 27, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
Health care in America is in crisis. Population health and patient outcomes are deteriorating relative to the rest of the developed world, and much of the health care delivered today is not based on rigorous scientific evidence. This is attributable, in large part, to...
by Laura DeStefano | Jan 27, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
We are spending 2.8 trillion dollars each year in the United States on health care—far more than any other country in the world. Interestingly, more than 75 percent of that sum is going toward chronic diseases. Chronic conditions can actually be prevented....
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