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...whole is more productive. Economist Allen Sinai of Primark Decision Economics points out that the U.S. has lately enjoyed "superstrong growth, superlow inflation and a superlow unemployment rate." That could not happen if productivity were really as low as the official figures indicate, he says; the numbers--er, do not compute. So productivity must be increasing faster than calculated, and one likely reason is computerization. Maybe the experts need somebody who can design a computer program to measure that elusive productivity increase once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quarterly Business Report: Do Computers Really Save Money? | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...with a steady stream of questions from Magnus Ohman, the senior cardiologist, who is leading the group this morning: Which famous painter suffered from digoxin poisoning? (Van Gogh.) How does a chest X ray look when a breast implant leaks? (Trick question: it looks the same.) Which episode of ER fits the patient in 7206? The dazed residents protest that they have no time for television. "You've got to watch ER," Ohman lectures. "Patients come in and ask you about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Daily Rounds: Socrates at The Bedside | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...heartbreak"--brought to you by the WakeMed hospital's new Heart Center in Raleigh. Or a Duke ad--the sort of tasteful, care-focused spot you'd expect from a prestigious academic hospital--in which the real-life doctors featured just happen to be a hunky, ready-for-ER specialist and a looker of a female general practitioner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Doctor Is Out--Shooting A Commercial | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...your accurate portrait of Nigeria's political tragedy [WORLD, July 20]. We should observe a moment of silence for both General Sani Abacha and Chief Moshood Abiola, for they were my fellow Nigerians. The 18th century English writer Alexander Pope wrote, "For forms of government, let fools contest; whate'er is best administer'd is the best..." The fault lies not so much in Nigeria's form of government as in our selfish nature as Nigerians. ANTHONY A. AIYA-OBA Boston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 10, 1998 | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

...nominations today for the Primetime Emmy Awards. Fox TV's surprise hit "Ally McBeal" was the top-nominated comedy, with 10 bids. The nominations were announced this morning, and the Emmy ceremony will be broadcast on NBC Sunday, Sept. 13. Other top nominees included NBC's medical drama "ER" and Fox's "The X-Files," each with 16 bids, and NBC's miniseries "Merlin," with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Emmys Love 'Ally' | 7/23/1998 | See Source »

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