Aricept 23 – Another Victory for Marketing Over Patients
March 23, 2012
"What is the difference between 20 and 23? If you said three, you are off by millions—of dollars in sales,…
Potpourri from Clinical Work V
December 6, 2011
The following observations and questions came up during my recent work as palliative care attending. Thoughts and responses are welcome:…
Too Much of A Good Thing
November 26, 2011
There is an estimated 6.7 million emergency hospitalizations every year in the US. One out of every 67 of these…
Opioid Dysmotility Dance Video
September 24, 2011
If you see just one YouTube video where a doctor uses his own body to teach, then see Cardiac Arrhythmias.…
Befuddlement at Hospital Discharge
September 12, 2011
Hospitalizations present a host of dangers to an older patient, and perhaps one of the most hazardous parts of hospitalization…
Now I Trust My Heart to Lipitor OTC
September 2, 2011
The New York Times just published an excellent piece by Paula Span on a plan by Pfizer to make its…
Hospital Medicine is Part of Primary Care
August 22, 2011
There has been a lot of policy discussions about the emergence of the hospitalist movement. A decade ago, when a…
New Restrictions on Financial Conflicts of Interest in CME
June 24, 2011
As reported in The Carlat Psychiatry Blog, the American Medical Association recently approved a report that may have substantial impacts…
Look SHARP
June 14, 2011
(well, maybe not) Last week, results of the SHARP trialwere released with great fanfare. In this study, investigators randomized over…
Opioid Analgesics and the Risk of Fractures in the Elderly
April 12, 2011
Current guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) state that "NSAIDs and COX-2 selective inhibitors may be considered rarely, and…