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Pre$cription for Power: Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback? Kaiser Health News (KHN) has launched “Pre$cription for Power,” a groundb
People understand different things by this term, and the arguments don’t divide along predictable partisan lines, either. By Aaron E. Carroll Dec. 27, 2017 Read more…
If anyone ever says that he or she can’t find an industry-independent expert for a news story or for an FDA committee, they just haven’t looked hard enough. For 9 years, Health
The number needed to treat (NNT) is an absolute effect measure that has been used to assess beneficial and harmful effects of medical interventions. Several methods can be used to
After decades of widespread use, effectiveness of drugs for osteoporosis remains uncertain, yet adverse effects are more apparent. Well-designed and large trials over prolonged fol
April 6, 2017, Victoria, BC: B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released his investigation report today, titled Misfire: The 2012 Ministry of Health Employment Terminations and Related
Treat You Better is a parody of the 2016 Shawn Mendes song “Treat You Better”. Many pay-for performance initiatives in health care have some major limitations – m
Long after research contradicts common medical practices, patients continue to demand them and physicians continue to deliver. The result is an epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpfu
A medication commonly prescribed for nausea in pregnancy was approved in part based on a 40-year-old study with a major flaw, as revealed by a recent reanalysis of the old study.