Healthfinder.gov: Education or Indoctrination?
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Ever heard of healthfinder.gov? It’s a web site from the US Department of health and Human Services Ever heard of healthfinder.gov? It’s…
Low Hanging Fruit As I write this, it is months away from the election. Low Hanging Fruit As I write…
In our “more is better” culture it is hard for people to understand that more tests do not equal better health. Physicians…
On April 4, nine specialty organizations made public their lists of unnecessary tests performed that lack effectiveness and are, according to the…
Test Cost Range Mammography $169-$403 Type 2 Diabetes $51-$437 Cholesterol $117-$374 Test Cost Range Mammography $169-$403 Type 2 Diabetes $51-$437 Cholesterol $117-$374…
Screening the apparently healthy potentially saves a few lives (although the National Cancer Institute couldn’t find any evidence for this in its…
The Daily Mail reports that Mercedes Curnow, a 23-year-old Englishwoman, has died of cervical cancer. Since 2003, the National Health Service has…
The number of these tests has increased significantly over the last 20 to 30 years, and these days screening may involve any…