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Below I have posted a copy of my comments to This Article: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/08/yes-we-should-prenatal-sequencing/ Upon reading the first lines of this piece; I didn’t think I was going to “like” the author. He introduces himself as “obsessive” and then proceeds to dismiss the entire field of bioethics with a derisive wave of the hand. To... »

How can the US government best enable the use of new health information technologies? on Prezi Posted via email from onyeije’s posterous »

A preliminary proposal for an application to the Health Care Innovation Challenge sponsored by CMS. The focus for this proposal is gestational diabetes, maternal obesity, postpartum weight loss, and patient engagement / health literacy. CMS Health Care Innovation Challenge Grant – Preliminary Proposal View more presentations from Chukwuma Onyeije Posted via email from onyeije’s... »

I’m sitting here and wondering what was the purpose of Representative Allen West using a slavery metaphor where he describes Congressional Black Caucus members as  ”overseers”, the democratic party as a “plantation” and himself as “Harriet Tubman”. With the implicit understanding that (in his mind at least) African Americans with a progressive view of... »

This is perhaps the most inspiring thing I’ve heard this week. As the nation debates spending priorities, the deficit and whether or not to raise the debt ceiling; it was refreshing to hear exactly how the private sector and government institutions can work together with grass-roots community organizations to improve the lives of citizens.... »