Marya Zilberberg

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Longevity, life expectancy, premature mortality: Are they lions and tigers and bears?

Before I set up the context for this post, I am going…

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“Lifesaving”: I don’t think it means what you think it means

Transparency, I think that is what pissed me off so much. Or…

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The Slow Work of Healing

I just finished reading "Tattoos on the Heart" by Gregory Boyle. I…

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The New York Times, Aspirin and Melanoma

One of the reasons my blogging has fallen off lately is because…

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ACOG’s Dysmenorrhea FAQs: Evidence of Propaganda?

I have been looking up information on endometriosis for a friend of…

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Early Radical Prostatectomy Trial: Does it Mean What You Think It Means?

Another study this week added to the controversy about early prostate cancer…

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House appropriations bill to terminate AHRQ and prohibit funding patient-centered research

Yes, folks, you read that right: The House of Representatives has drafted…

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DHHS: Does this lie make me look stupid?

There is pounding in my temples, my back muscles are in a…

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Drugs and Devices: Expensive. Hubris: Priceless.

This morning I was listening to the Morning Edition on NPR, and…

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Molecular Diagnostics: Making the Uncertainties More Certain?

Scott Hensley over at the NPR's Shots blog posted a story about…

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