Medicine, for all intents and purposes, is in the Bronze Age. Perhaps the Steel Age. Potentially we could say the beginning of the Industrial Age. The specific age is not important; rather, what is important is to note the discrepancy between where medicine stands relative to the rest of…
Haven’t used this in a while. Probably because I keep two separate blogs already that are old school.
But yeah, despite finals killing me, at 7am, I am really content with life. Not sure how I’ll feel at 7pm, but isn’t that the great thing about it all?
Oh, and if you read this, Andrew. Me83 = wtf? LOL.
Boy it’s scary being a Chinese doctor, though “doctor” really should be in quotes.
Funny, how often these types of articles don’t reach the world. In the Chinese media blogosphere, these stories are abound. In fact, my mom used to share new travesty concerning Chinese medicine each week. And it’s not really the fault of the medical practitioners themselves. They are trained a particular way, and they operate under a severely flawed system. People think America’s health care system is bad, but they haven’t been poor in a country without socialized medicine.
Even though I’ve never taken an active interest in global health, I find this highly relevant and important.
If this isn’t criminal on GSK’s part, I don’t know what is.
Whoa, this is not good, not good at all. Then again, it is the pharmaceutical industry. They produce the drugs you should use, and sometimes, the drawback is that they’ll produce simply drugs that can be used. I’m not sure if I’m shocked by this at all.
Dr. Donald M. Berwick
Presidential nominee to administrate the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2009 interview, published in Biotechnology Healthcare
Health Agency Nominee Faces Confirmation Battle - NYTimes.com
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