Prescription opioid abuse is on the political radar. “Painkillers” are a recognized cause of thousands of deaths a year. But what to do about it? A FDA Panel recently recommended mandatory training for physicians who prescribe opioids. Congress passed a bill calling for more education, presumably physicians as a prime target....
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I’ve been listening to some of the campaign speech summaries recently, both on the Republican and Democratic sides. A common theme is a stagnant middle class with shrinking jobs and a growing wage gap compared to the wealthiest few percent of Americans. The politician’s silence on a key set of facts...
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The Veterans Administration is once again in the news for several scandals. My disdain for the VA system is well documented. I devoted an entire chapter to the subject in my book, American HealthScare. However, I have some sympathy for the administrators of the VA system, so I thought I’d actually...
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