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The last remnants of summer continue to permeate our lives but coming to a close and as they say in Game of Thrones “Winter is coming”. It might be hard to think about the flu season but now is a great time to think about preventing flu for you and your family members. Each year […]
Jerome Groopman’s highlights of medical advances form 2015: source Coming at the bottom of his list but what continues to amaze me is the Placebo effect – well known in its effectiveness when offered without explanation but more surprisingly is that it is still effective even when the patient knows he is being given a placebo! […]
The challenge with taking advice from celebrities is you never know what the underlying drivers are. FDA Responds to Kardashian Post In this case the FDA has to respond to social media posts from Kardashian who has 35 Million followers and 45 Million on Instagram and offers up Diclegis for pregnancy associated nausea. Pharma advice […]
The world of patents has gone mad as evidenced by companies that develop little but purchase patents portfolios to then file suit as a business model. But in a innovative and sadly rare collaboration “Rare Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s” in which a group made up of the National Institutes of Health […]
Like many I was saddened to hear the loss of one of my heroes growing up – Leonard Nimoy was Spock to me as he was to many others. He epitomized the value of science and logic in the resolution of problems As my good Friend Jane Sarasohn-Kahn highlighted in her tribute on Healthpopuli: Learning from […]
via medpagetoday.com Excellent article that demonstrates the challenges facing scientists and data. Despite the data clearly showing the benefits far outweighing the risks parents opinion and decision is swayed by “social norms” As a society, we respect the privacy of healthcare decisions; however, if we are to sustain adherence to the recommended immunization schedule as […]
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds no link between the number of vaccinations a young child receives and the risk of developing autism spectrum disorders. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images A large new government study should reassure parents who are afraid that kids are getting autism because they receive too […]
