'The Waiting Room': A crisis in healthcare. by Kalikiano Kalei 1/7/2019 4:39:28 PM In 2012 a documentary video film of about 82 minutes duration was made in which the medical trauma center (ER) of Alameda County's Highland General Hospital (in Oakland, CA) was the venue in the camera's focus. It is a very interesting film, critical... more
The things we love and kill... by Kalikiano Kalei 10/29/2018 12:16:20 PM I am a life-long runner, exercise nut and cardiovascular perfusionist (professionally) who has always eaten heart-healthy foods, have no family history of heart disease and am a non-smoker (never, ever). In short, none of the usual or typical risk fa... more
A New Beginning by David W. Page 10/29/2018 7:29:10 AM I just retired. Gone are the long hours, the difficult operative cases, the insurance hassles. Now, I'm interested in returning to my biggest interest which is in the unspoken issues that make American health care so exasperating and hostile to patie... more
