FDA Criticized for Lack of Controls over Increasing Prescription Narcotic Abuse
The rise in prescription drug abuse in this country has been muted somewhat by the traditional messaging by anti-drug campaigns which advocate the overarching “just say no” philosophy … and…
J and J DePuy Hip Recall Methodologies Touching on Patient Privacy
DePuy has offered surgeons $50 for every medical release they convince their patients to sign in the process to identify those patients who may need a replacement. Doctors had not…
Facial Recognition Moves Into Advertising–What About Privacy?
Here’s one more step closer to having even less privacy upon more industries using facial recognition. I read through this article and advertisers are using it to recognize age ,etc.…
10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Premature Babies in the NICU
As a neonatal therapist, there is much to learn from practicing in the NICU. Our education and competence involve a breadth of medical and developmental knowledge. We learn from books,…
Living in Denial
A White Paper by Catalyst Healthcare Research - LIVING IN DENIAL - is absolutely eye-opening in its revelations. There has been a huge push on wellness programs, particularly in the…
Audit: African-Americans Less Likely to Receive Study Grants
I have a hard time taking in this news item. It is at once troubling and loathsome:Even after the researchers accounted for other factors that could help explain the discrepancy,…
Rocketman
Sometimes I believe I should change the name of my blog to Health Rocket Express. Advances are proceeding at such a rapid rate that my Health Train cannot keep up…
Debunking Another Eco Scare
Even by the usual standards of the environmental movement, the panic over bisphenol-A (BPA) was remarkable for its detachment from reality. A new study funded by …. the U.S. Environmental…
19 Ways to Recognize You’re a Neonatal Therapist
Last week, I was creating a presentation on 'Therapy in the NICU' for my rehab department at work. Like many of you, the patients I see in the NICU are…
Myth Busters #6: Certificate of Need
So, national health planning was repealed, and hospital rate setting was repealed in all but Maryland — all after wasting many billions of dollars and who knows how much pain…
