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US government’s WWII mobilization on penicillin is a road map to fighting the coronavirus

Bypeter March 31, 2020

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Not the Media Coverage I Expected
Byadmin October 26, 2017

I was recently quoted in an article about opioid addiction in what looks like a far-right website. Not surprisingly, they took my quote out of context. They quote me, quoting some other people I disagree with, and then use that as evidence for the thing I quote. Here’s an excerpt of the article in case…

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What’s the Best Day to Die?
Byadmin March 6, 2017

Among people receiving hospice care, the last few days of life can be intense, with progression of pain or breathing problems or other symptoms of their terminal illnesses. For those who die on Sundays, that means they are less likely to see doctors or nurses in the last days of life:

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Puccini Was Dying Of Cancer—Hiding His Diagnosis Was A Grave Mistake
Byadmin2 June 9, 2023

It would have been a difficult ending under the best of circumstances. Composing what would be his last opera, Giacomo Puccini was struggling to humanize Turandot, daughter of the Emperor and a woman of mesmerizing beauty. Early in the opera, she had cruelly disposed of a series of want-to-be suitors, beheading some and torturing others,…

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A Surprising Way to Stop Eating so Many Brownies
Byadmin January 20, 2017

I know why I sometimes eat too many brownies. They taste great! The same goes, of course, for a whole slew of desserts–I love me my strawberry rhubarb pie, and I never say no to a ginger snap. And while a touch of dessert is often a fine way to top off dinner, many of…

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Continued Decline in the Uninsured
Byadmin February 23, 2016

Thanks again to the Kaiser Family Foundation for keeping all of us informed about important healthcare statistics. Here’s a relatively recent snapshot of how the percent of Americans lacking health insurance has fluctuated since the 1970s. The effect of Obamacare on the statistic is undeniable:

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Rare Diseases Are Becoming Too Common. Sound Impossible? Here's Why It's Not
Byadmin September 16, 2016

It is hard to make money treating rare diseases. There simply aren’t enough customers to generate many profits. That’s why the U.S. government passed the Orphan Drug Act in 1983, a law which created a series of incentives to encourage drug companies to develop treatments for rare or “orphan” diseases – conditions affecting less than…

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US government’s WWII mobilization on penicillin is a road map to fighting the coronavirus

Not the Media Coverage I Expected

What’s the Best Day to Die?

Puccini Was Dying Of Cancer—Hiding His Diagnosis Was A Grave Mistake

A Surprising Way to Stop Eating so Many Brownies

Continued Decline in the Uninsured

Rare Diseases Are Becoming Too Common. Sound Impossible? Here's Why It's Not

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