Pain and Prescription
Once people had it in their minds that there was a correct way to handle chronic pain it was only a matter of time until it started to affect prescriptions.
Tagged: CDC
Opioid Policy Doesn’t Discriminate
The assumption has been that the CDC has been working hard to solve a problem…Instead, what’s taken place is a sort of double speak
Trump Administration Interference With CDC
If you saw the HBO show about Chernobyl, a common reaction among viewers was that such a thing could never happen in the US…
The CDC and Misinformation Within The Parameters of Truth
The CDC has managed to project this image of ineffectual communicators whose nerdspeak is poorly conveyed by a scientifically illiterate media.
Judge Strikes Down CDC’s Eviction Moratorium: Read It For Yourself
The CDC’s eviction moratortium has been been struck down by a federal judge as overreaching and beyond that department’s legal authority.
FDA Expected to Approve Pfizer Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds
The FDA considers granting authorization for the Pfizer vaccine that is already in use for those 16 and up for children as young as 12.
CDC and FDA Against Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Suspending the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine right now seems an over-reaction that is likely to get more people killed.
The Director of the CDC Might Have Lied To Us
The likely reason the United States will not get drive-through testing is because we lack the testing capability, not because we want to preserve the provider-patient relationship.
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: The Easy Way, The Hard Way, and That Other Way
As in all things, maintain your bearing, whether it’s with bombarding news coverage, panic at the big box store, hysteria on your Facebook page, or politicians promising X, Y, and Z because of that scary Chinese Superflu thingy.
Ebola, Risk Management, and the Case for Principled Pragmatism
The national conversation we’re having about ebola might help party leaders get the vote out. It might also increase the risk of an outbreak.
by Tod Kelly
A very cautious guess about the spike in autism
The CDC yesterday released a study showing that autism rates have spiked. 1 in 88 kids are affected. What the hell is going on? People have speculated about possible environmental cause, as the president...
