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Many of you may remember the January Doc Gurley piece about a doctor in Colorado who prescribed Prozac over the Image via Wikipedia internet to a suicidal 19-year-old Stanford student without ever seeing, talking to, or examining him. The student later committed suicide and autopsy results showed Prozac and alcohol in his blood. Neither the […] Welcome to another Well Worth It – articles about proven, data-driven studies that you may not hear much about in Image by Yogi via Flickr the main-stream media (usually because of a lack of profit-driven PR). Be sure to forward the Well Worth It information along to anyone you think might benefit! If you’re […] Medical Question of the Day: What has been the biggest user complaint about female condoms (the only Image via Wikipedia woman-initiated barrier method for prevention of HIV/AIDS)? Answer: The original female condom is described as being “noisy during use.” And, frankly, who wants to be the Queen of Queef?* Which actually makes the squeaky sounds […] This week’s Grand Rounds of the healthcare blogosphere is hosted over at Pharmamotion. Finding this site was like Image via Wikipedia discovering a blooming violet under a nest of weeds (hey, can you tell what Doc Gurley has been obsessively doing this week?). Pharmamotion specializes in multi-media explanations of some of healthcare’s most confusing topics […] An unfortunate side-effect of the recession is that more and more people are feeling “trapped” in jobs. Why is this so – Image by DeathByBokeh via Flickr shouldn’t a person just be grateful they still have a paying job? Well, fewer jobs are available (none in some fields) and even if another position is possible, […] There’s a great article today talking about the uninsured’s perceived lack of political power. Much of what the article Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr 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 […] |
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