Life & Health

It isn't just diseases that cause epidemics. There can be an epidemic of diagnosis, too -- screening can do more harm than good.

Current treatment guidelines protect patients from infectious diseases -- but not healthcare workers like those who recently contracted Ebola.

Even before Obamacare, insurers had perverse incentives to attract the healthy and avoid the sick -- and the problem is growing.

A call to action in 2009 published "arresting facts" that are certainly arresting but aren't facts -- yet have become the basis for wellness plans.

The NFL has the opportunity to be a national leader, ensuring that safety in healthcare comes first in America, on and off the field.

Wearables could improve health monitoring and safety, but issues like battery life, transparency and simplicity need to be resolved.

Savings were $136 per member per month -- but the wellness/lifestyle management part of the program lost lots of money.

Surprise! Some restrictive wellness programs will pass that test, but you have to have the right type of workforce and still be careful.