Aricept 23 – Another Victory for Marketing Over Patients
"What is the difference between 20 and 23? If you said three, you are off by millions—of dollars in sales,…
"What is the difference between 20 and 23? If you said three, you are off by millions—of dollars in sales,…
The following observations and questions came up during my recent work as palliative care attending. Thoughts and responses are welcome:…
There is an estimated 6.7 million emergency hospitalizations every year in the US. One out of every 67 of these…
If you see just one YouTube video where a doctor uses his own body to teach, then see Cardiac Arrhythmias.…
Hospitalizations present a host of dangers to an older patient, and perhaps one of the most hazardous parts of hospitalization…
The New York Times just published an excellent piece by Paula Span on a plan by Pfizer to make its…
There has been a lot of policy discussions about the emergence of the hospitalist movement. A decade ago, when a…
As reported in The Carlat Psychiatry Blog, the American Medical Association recently approved a report that may have substantial impacts…
(well, maybe not) Last week, results of the SHARP trialwere released with great fanfare. In this study, investigators randomized over…
Current guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) state that "NSAIDs and COX-2 selective inhibitors may be considered rarely, and…