Comments on: The American Cancer Society and the uninsured http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/american-cancer-society-and-uninsured.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Happymanhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/american-cancer-society-and-uninsured.html#comment-80032 Happyman Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/the-american-cancer-society-and-the-uninsured.html#comment-80032 I used to be a grad student in Atlanta, (ironically was housed in the ACS headquarters building), & this is analogous to graduate studies in public health.<br/><br/>What used to be investigation / tracking of disease & epidemics worldwide has gradually disintegrated into a vague mush of advocacy for everything liberal, from reduction of ethnic disparities in healthcare to socialized medicine to race relations to gun violence - definitely NOT why i went to get a master's in statistics/ epidemiology. What a waste. I used to be a grad student in Atlanta, (ironically was housed in the ACS headquarters building), & this is analogous to graduate studies in public health.

What used to be investigation / tracking of disease & epidemics worldwide has gradually disintegrated into a vague mush of advocacy for everything liberal, from reduction of ethnic disparities in healthcare to socialized medicine to race relations to gun violence – definitely NOT why i went to get a master’s in statistics/ epidemiology. What a waste.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/american-cancer-society-and-uninsured.html#comment-80029 Anonymous Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/the-american-cancer-society-and-the-uninsured.html#comment-80029 Well, it is certainly questionable for them to use their entire advertising budget on political advocacy rather than on, you know, cancer stuff. Well, it is certainly questionable for them to use their entire advertising budget on political advocacy rather than on, you know, cancer stuff.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/american-cancer-society-and-uninsured.html#comment-80021 Anonymous Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/the-american-cancer-society-and-the-uninsured.html#comment-80021 Off-topic, but here's an article on EMR pushback:<br/><br/>http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/view_feature.cfm?content_id=92334 Off-topic, but here’s an article on EMR pushback:

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/view_feature.cfm?content_id=92334

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