The WSJ writes about the sad story of Myriad Genetics, who paid $200,000 for a huge coming out party at a conference for their Alzheimer's drug.
Trouble is, the drug didn't work, so they're left with an empty, fancy booth.
Tragically comical.
July 2008
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Night float
Frequent NY Times contributer Sandeep Jauhar has a piece in Slate talking about night float, where interns take a 12 to 14 hour shift overnight to cross-cover the entire hospital.
Sometimes the problem of caring for another doctor's patients can lead to medical errors:
The nightmare of night float raises a central question about work limits for interns: Is it better to be cared for by a tired resident ...
Addicted to suing
Serial litigants, or those with a psychological need to sue.
A doctor takes on Verizon, and wins
His name contained an expletive and wasn't able to register with Verizon DSL. Verizon relented, but not without this newspaper pulling some strings.
Losing weight, without even trying
Our car dependent society contributes to the obesity epidemic: "Recently, in a span of 3 weeks, I went from being somewhat out of shape to being reasonably in shape. I lost about 1.5 kilos, my posture improved, my skin got healthier. What exercise regime did I follow to accomplish this? I stayed in a rental house in the Netherlands for 3 weeks. In other words, I carried lots of ...
Prevention of Heart Disease
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| In the Clinic - Dr. Howard Hodis, MD, Discusses the Prevention of Heart Disease | |||
classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0' WIDTH='380' HEIGHT='240' id='play_continuous_flvs'> Electronic records and economic senseStanley Feld has been doing a series on why physicians are slow to adopt electronic records. The epidemic of anger towards doctorsWhy patients so eager to hate the physician profession: "I suspect the payment system has something to do with it. When patients don't know what we charge for things (we are not allowed to disclose our fee schedules), they assume we are milking the system for all it's worth. The fact that the majority of transaction happens below the surface devalues the visit." The real Medicare mythArnold Kling argues that the administrative savings from a single-payer system is minimal and superficial: After [getting rid of private insurance administrators], costs might be less than the existing system. By a small amount. For a short time. But innovation in health care management and administration would slow to a crawl. Health care providers would need permission from Washington to try anything new. In the long run, administrative costs ... What angioedema looks likeA patient posts pictures on Flickr. Clinical Cases analyzes the case. When a patient shows up with a gunThe sad story of a mother who wanted to exact revenge on her obstetrician. No-fault malpracticeThe patient comes out ahead in many cases: "All patients who suffer a treatment injury caused by medical care are eligible for no-fault, government funded, compensation (with no need to prove negligence). Claims are usually decided within a matter of days, and the package of care includes financial compensation as well as free treatment, rehabilitation, home help, childcare, and so on." Joint Symptoms Indicative of Arthritis
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