Healthcare / Decision Making
My previous essays laid out the current situation with healthcare in this country. Assuming that research will continue to provide new treatments, techniques, equipment, diagnostic tools, and medications, we can expect the costs of healthcare coverage to grow faster...
THE FDA. DAMNED IF YOU DO. DAMNED IF YOU DON’T. There is a paradox with respect to clinical trials. One day you may see an article criticizing the FDA for not approving a promising drug that is in clinical trials, because it may benefit people right away. And the...
There is a lot of information out there about how to prevent and treat viral infections. Let’s take some time to review our choices. ANTIBIOTICS First things first. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections but have no effect on viral infections. Americans often like to...
A story: In the late 18th century in Germany, a disease caused by tainted sausages was recognized. In 1895 musicians performing at a funeral in Belgium fell sick after eating some smoked ham. Dr. Emile Erengem at the University of Ghent found that the ham was...
What a dangerous topic to write about! Those of you who already knew I was crazy will not be surprised, those of you who didn’t know, but suspected may not be convinced. I understand the emotions on both sides of this issue and the difficulty we all have in...