Former NEJM Editor Criticizes Publication and Peer Review of ARISTOTLE Trial

At a Harvard event last night honoring the former Sen. Grassley investigator Paul Thacker, someone in the audience wanted to know how the topic of Thacker’s talk — Dollars for Doctors: Who owns your physician? — was related to the soaring cost of medical care in this country.

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Defensive medicine practices could signal a new ‘norm’ in the climate of fear

Defensive medicine is a hot topic about which nearly everyone has an opinion, and much like spiritual beliefs, each party feels that its view is entirely correct. The prevailing wisdom is that defensive medicine is a crisis of sorts in our health care system, contributing billions of dollars in costs that could be saved by federal intervention aimed at reassuring physicians, or immunizing them against lawsuits alleging medical negligence.

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Military chief nurse honored

MANILA, Philippines – Military chief nurse Nelia Buenaflor stood at attention while troops from various military outfits saluted her for the more than 30 years of service rendered to the uniformed services.

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Why eating organic is the single greenest thing you can do

“If you do just one thing — make one conscious choice — that can change the world, go organic…. No other single choice you can make to improve the health of your family and the planet will have greater positive repercussions for our future.”

That’s a bold statement. Is eating organic more important than avoiding meat, stopping coal plants, biking instead of driving or donating to worthy causes?

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