Today's New York Times has two excellent articles that give some depth, analysis and perspecive to what happened this week in the public debacle over …
Category: Health policy
More evidence that seasonal flu vaccine protects against H1N1
A week ago, I noted that being old enough to have experienced earlier forms of the H1N1 influenza strain that were circulating prior to 1958 …
Effectiveness research ignites prairie fire
Comparative effectiveness research has had a bad week. CER, a scientific analysis to determine what treatments, drugs and medical devices are most effective, has been …
New initiatives show how federal stimulus dollars advance scientific and medical research
Stanford's medical school just unveiled a new Web site featuring stories, interviews, and videos that illustrate how research funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment …
Health economists give Obama their two cents on reform
Yesterday afternoon, a group of prominent economists - including two from Stanford's medical school - delivered a letter to President Obama on health reform and …
Stanford professor taking questions from public on bioethics and policy
Stanford law professor Hank Greely, JD, will host an interactive, public discussion on Facebook, as part of Stanford Open Office Hours. Greely is an expert …
Don't add buzz to the booze, says FDA
It's not OK to use caffeine as an additive in alcoholic drinks, the FDA told 30 beverage manufacturers last week. About time. During the five-year …
Book highlights accomplishments of NIH's female scientists
The NIH recently announced a new publication featuring the achievements of 289 female scientists working at the institute. In the book, "Women in Science at …
Should the U.S. create a national blood transfusion reporting system?
Here's a shocking discovery: the United States is one of the only developed countries not to have a national blood transfusion reporting and safety system. …
AMA's support of health bill remains intact
As a follow-up to my previous post, the American Medical Association has voted to uphold its support of the health-reform bill that recently passed in …
Some physicians want AMA to take back its support of health bill
There were undoubtedly a lot of happy faces in Washington this weekend, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed major health-reform legislation. But it turns …
Food stamp use shows scope of child poverty
New findings published today in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine suggest child poverty in the United States is even more widespread than previously …
Why doctors and patients shouldn't discuss medical problems on social media
Bryan Vartabedian, MD, a Baylor physician, has a great post on 33 Charts today about doctor-patient conversations on social media. His conclusion: Doctors and patients …
Victor Fuchs offers contrarian view on health reform
Health economist Victor Fuchs, PhD, has been watching the health-care debate in Washington very carefully. Despite the recent optimism of Congressional Democrats, Fuchs hasn’t wavered …
More to reform
At risk of stating the obvious, much has been written these past few months about health-care reform and the problems with our health-care system. What …
Max and me: Crossing Montana with Senator Baucus
There are only a few days left before Congress adjourns for summer recess, and Baucus, a Democrat from Montana, is in a familiar position: trying …