New study: Does hair loss change perceptions?
Researchers evaluate the psychological effects of hair loss on people that suffer from it.
Dr. Robert Jones, M.D. start blogging on HairLossFight.com! Get the scoop on his latest hair transplant and interact with him in his new blog.
HairLossFight.com has started a new blogging service for our hair loss experts so they can provide our viewers with the latest information on hair loss and its treatment, along with their insights and thoughts. The first doctor to join this service is the venerable hair restoration surgeon, Dr. Robert Jones, M.D. Visit his blog regularly to get updates on his post-op progress after a recent hair transplant, and much more.
How do we transition to a primary care-driven system?
Richard Reece has some ideas, and some obstacles that will be encountered along the way.

Assisted suicide and how insurers should embrace it
Outrage over an insurance plan offering assisted suicide as an option to a patient:
In July, the Oregon Health Plan injudiciously sent a letter to lung-cancer patient Barbara Wagner denying coverage for the expensive chemotherapy her doctor had recommended, and offering instead to cover palliative care "including doctor-assisted suicide."
If health insurers were serious about embracing assisted suicide, DrRich has some tongue-in-cheek tips for them.
The last suggestion is a microcosm of how screwed up the physician payment system is:
Make physician-assisted suicide legal, but not reimbursable.
You want to establish it as something that’s front and center, something people will want and ask for and go out of their way to seek. You want to encourage doctors to establish inventive business models for assisted suicide, just as dermatologists have done for Botox clinics.

HairLossFight.com review of the Hairmax Lasercomb
The editor of HairLossFight.com reviews the Hairmax Lasercomb, from Lexington LLC, a device purported to help improve the appearance of hair for hair loss sufferers.
The next big thing in lawsuits
Hospital "never" events are the next big thing in litigation. From a WSJ op-ed:
Hospital infections will cause the next wave of class-action lawsuits, bigger than the litigation over asbestos.
There's discussion over at Buckeye Surgeon and WhiteCoat.
Makes me somewhat thankful that I have an office-only practice.
