Every mass shooting, especially at schools, prompts anguished cries and call to action. For a start, lets at least change the rules forbidding this to be looked at as a public health issue. [caption id="attachment_2505" align="alignnone" width="720"] Visiting a School Near You Sometime Soon?[/caption] As a native of a country (UK) where it’s almost…
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I’m Feeling Like A Patient
This was my latest monthly column in the Free Lance-Star on January 28th. The more heretical books I read about how clinical trials can be misleading, the more skeptical I get about being able to make a rational, informed decision about medical treatment/interventions. Despite my idyllic, relaxed retired life in the country, the old blood…
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Chastised for Researching Your Illness?
I'm looking for some good examples of people who have caught grief from their doctor(s) for having the audacity to research their own illness - and perhaps bring print outs for their doctor to review. Any good stories out there? [caption id="attachment_1147" align="alignnone" width="300"] Is he unhappy about you researching your own issue?[/caption]
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Are Flu-tracking Apps Really Useful?
A report on NPR’s Market Place this morning prompts me to wonder if tech companies are compounding the misery of the flu by giving false hope. [caption id="attachment_2493" align="alignnone" width="783"] Does HIs Fever Mean He's Got The Flu?[/caption] This year seems to be turning out to be a relatively bad year for the flu,…
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