The Los Angeles Times has an interesting story today on how patients' faith can influence their medical decisions. We've all heard of patients who have …
Category: Health policy
Bye, bye BPA baby bottles
As Amy Graff over at Mommy Files recently reported, the six largest manufacturers of baby bottles have voluntarily agreed to stop using bisphenol A, an …
Showing us the money
Scientists and medical researchers have reason to smile a bit wider than usual: yesterday, as part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package signed by …
Let the sun shine: Legislation would publicly disclose physician-industry relationships
Most of the health-policy news out of Washington has focused on the recently passed stimulus package and the search for a new Secretary of Health …
Help is on the way
Within hours, the U.S. Senate is set to pass an economic stimulus package that includes $10 billion for the National Institutes of Health. The House …
Things that puzzle me about the United States
I grew up in Canada, and despite having lived in the U.S. for almost nine years, or most of my adult life, I'm often bewildered …