Medical Ethics: Why I Wouldn’t Write a Prescription
Medical ethics is woven into the Whistleblower blog. I have presented vignettes…
Appropriate Use of Medicines to Save Lives and Dollars
A new study, “Advancing the Use of Medicines: Applying Levers for Change,” highlights…
A $400,000 Drug and Why It Matters for Global Health
This year, Revista Epoca reported that a man named Rafael Favaro sued…
Pill Bottle Warnings Go Unnoticed
A study by Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. showed that…
Time to Talk About Constipation
The New York Times advertising column (In a Forthright Campaign, More Unmentionables…
22 Days into Implementing KY’s “Emergency” Narcotic Regulations
(This is the second of my blog series on KY's "Pill Mill…
Even Non-Kentucky Doctors Need to Examine Kentucky’s Narcotic Bill
Kentucky has had a well-documented problem with narcotic diversion and over-prescribing for…
If the Wife Takes an Antidepressant, is the Husband Protected From Suicide?
About one in every 10 Americans takes an antidepressant these days.It’s a…
What’s In? What’s Out? The Popularity Contest in Psychiatric Drug Use
“Popularity is the easiest thing in the world to gain and it…