Renaming the lowest-risk prostate cancer would cut down on overly aggressive treatment, some doctors say First, Do No Harm. This is often a difficult concept for patients to understand. The drumbeat is always for more and more testing, and
This article has some of the latest longevity developments for those interested. I wanted to highlight this section on Alzheimer’s research and the role of amyloid. We’ve discussed this before in the blog , and the huge controversy about the
https://youtu.be/S8_0GhvFLYs FDA advisory panel’s declaration paves way for removal of dozens of medicines in the U.S. Your favorite cold medicine for a stuffy nose may soon be unavailable. An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday
“This is a major issue, one that extends well beyond one man and his career. Absent public scrutiny, journals have been consistently slow to act on allegations of research falsification. In a field dependent on good faith cooperation, in which
Do No Harm!!! New study from the Lancet shows that opiates are no better than placebo for low back and neck pain. My patients know that I’ve never understood the reliance on opioids for these problems since the risk is
The perverse incentives that arise in our medical system can have horrible consequences. First do no harm. Or another hazard, Science Says No, Doctor Says Yes.As the article says. But more than a decade of medical research has shown that
Readers of my blog might know that I have been so impressed with Rita Redberg, MD from UCSF. She has the courage to stand up to industry pressure and tell the truth about various very important topics. Some of these
This is an older article and back up for some of the writing I’m doing. It’s a good summary of the pressures to take these devices to market.
Please click on my photo for a short video explaining the importance of the subject of this blog post. thanks!! The reason that I’m writing a book about the science behind acupuncture, the validity of acupuncture is that it doesn’t
This is a welcome development! The FDA has had a priority of releasing drugs and medical devices on an unsuspecting public before they’ve really been tested thoroughly. Drug companies pay the FDA, and it’s a big source of their funding.
