Category Archives: Insider InfoThere’s a great article today talking about the uninsured’s perceived lack of political power. Much of what the article
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says feels true – I can certainly attest that people who lack health insurance often see it as a shameful thing – a statement about their own failures instead of something they [...]
Money, money, money – it’s all you hear about in the news. A billion here, a trillion there. Before you know it, we’re
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talking serious bonus. The Huffington Post published an article about how smokers are good for the economy. Since they die so conveniently young, smokers save taxpayers a lot of [...]
Ah, the demons of cost -effectiveness have reared their snake-writhing heads again. Now don’t get me wrong – Doc
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Gurley has actually done some cost-effectiveness research in her day: here and here. That experience taught her that people who do this type of research for a living (not all of them, but most) are [...]
Should your basic healthcare be non-profit? And is that even a major consideration? I mean, after all, isn’t “profit” a good
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motivation for a healthcare plan? This issue came to the forefront of a PBS documentary about healthcare around the world – and apparently got the person who made the documentary cut out of [...]
It’s that time of week again! Head on over to CodeBlog for a round-up of the best of the healthcare blogosphere. This
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week’s host is a Tales of a Nurse site – with an ICU nurse host and a behind-the-scene look at healthcare. After you’ve gotten your weekly grand rounds fix, check [...]
We had a great Hello Doc question from a reader*:
Could you define “normal”?
Luckily for Doc Gurley, this question wasn’t a request for a metaphysical definition of human non-weirdness (Doc Gurley, in fact, loves human weirdness), but was, instead, a medical question. In other words, our reader continues -
“I had my vitamin D tested in [...]
There have been some great science reviews of practical tips recently! Here is the final of four proven, data-driven studies that you may not hear much about in the main-stream media (usually because of a lack of profit-driven PR). Be sure to forward the Well Worth It information along to those you care about who [...]
You may ask yourself – in case of widespread disaster, how will you know where neighborhood healthcare providers live?
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If these types of thoughts are keeping you awake at night, read the Doc Gurley post on Do It Yourself Sleep here’s your answer: check mailboxes for boulders of junkmail.
I’ve done all [...]
In a last minute announcement under the Bush administration, one that leaves consumer advocates stunned,
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our FDA (Foolish and Deteriorated Abysmally) has passed a ruling that allows pharmaceutical companies to directly market off-label (translation: unapproved) uses of drugs to doctors. The caveat that’s supposed to make this all okey-dokey (per the industry) is that [...]
Here’s something everyone should have tucked away for future reference – a superb list of the Top Ten
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health search engines in existence, with details about their strengths and weaknesses. Why would you want this list (especially if you’ve never used a health search engine)? These resources are how you find out where your [...]
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