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All too often the most powerful illusions seduce us through truthful whisperings. Let’s start with an obvious truth: Living a long and happy life after a cancer diagnosis is better than living a short miserable one.
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It is Possible to Shop for Healthcare Bargains if You Can Access Them
ByadminAre you one of the many Americans facing potentially high healthcare costs? If you have a high deductible health plan, or even a medium deductible one; if you are expected to fork over substantial copays for medical care—I’ve got good news for you. There are potentially a lot of healthcare bargains out there, if you’re…
Pharma Says Price Regulation Will Take Life-Saving Drugs Away From Us. Here’s The Truth.
BypeterThe US isn’t the only country struggling with the high price of prescription drugs. A decade ago, Germany was facing rapidly rising medication prices. In 2011, it struck back, with a law regulating the price of new medications. Here’s how that law works, and what it has meant for whether Germans have access to new…
Science Isn’t Meant To Be Followed
ByadminScience cannot lead us out of this pandemic. Whatever paths we take to navigate COVID-19 need to be chosen through political processes. The true role of science is to illuminate these pathways, guiding our policy choices by showing us what’s at stake.
Why the Healthy You Doesn't Understand the Sick You
ByadminIn a recent blog post, David Berreby writes about some work that George Loewenstein and I have done on people’s inability to predict how illness or disability will make them feel, and what this inability means for things like “pain and suffering” awards from juries. Thought you might find the blog interesting. Here is the…
The Best-Selling Biologic Drugs
ByadminBiologic drugs are a big deal for the pharmaceutical industry right now. Blockbuster chemicals for common conditions like diabetes and hypertension are largely things of the past. We’re getting pretty good at controlling those conditions, and few people expect a slew of major scientific breakthroughs that will lead to many more multibillion dollar treatments for…
