Category: Medicine

Drug Abuse Tracker for Rhode Island

Many states have pharmacy monitoring programs for people who are multisourcing, in fact pharmacists exchange information on multiple sourcing. Obvious problem for illicit marketing and abuse.
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Sharing Medical Information has Positive Effects

Although some would warn about privacy problems, knowing the medical history is essential to good care.
Sharing info on patients overcomes some problems, like inadequate or incomplete patient or family sourced information.
http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/46928-when-hospitals-share-patient-records-emergency-patients-benefit-study-suggests.html

Tamiflu Research a Mixed Report

One of my favorite literature researchers is Richard Bukata.
Here he talks about a marginal benefit for flu.
Tamiflu
http://www.epmonthly.com/www.epmonthly.com/features/current-features/tamiflu-know-the-research-before-you-prescribe/?utm_source=EPM+2014-1-23&utm_campaign=EPM+January+23+2014&utm_medium=email

Single Payor Healthcare Mediocrity and Rationing in the UK

John Goodman’s tale of things going south in the UK.
I ran an HMO one time in my life–CEO and Medical Director.
In a managed single source healthcare system you can always control costs by limiting access, appointments available, phone lines–use your imagination.
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=24012&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD

Fungal Meningitis and FDA Malfeisance

Problem of FDA Failure to monitor the compounding of a pharmaceutical preparation.
One of the authors is my friend Jerry Arnett, physician from West Virginny.

Whoa Baby, Genomics Ain't That Good

Typical media hype about having your genome mapped and getting boutique care that’s personalized.
Every one wants either a good palm reader or a physician who knows everything. Magical thinking promoted by the companies that brought you the magical Genome project.
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