Willy Wonka and health care reform in the heartlands

The Gupta Chronicles

The inexact science of projecting survival time

German journalists interested in HealthNewsReview.org concept
German science journalists gather in Bremen, Germany next week for the annual Wissenswerte conference. I'll speak on a panel there on Monday. I've also been asked to consult with a group there that is hoping to launch a German version...

Snowballing concerns over family docs' org Coke deal
An AP story wraps this into the historical context of the highly-criticized AMA-Sunbeam deal and the American Academy of Pediatrics-infant formula deal. And the story states: "The Coke deal is not the only corporate alliance for the family physicians group....

Lashing out at Latisse eyelash drug ads
Consumer Reports' terrific series of drug adwatch videos added a new one last week - and this is one of my favorites....

Medical conflict of interest issues in newspapers large and small today
I've told my students that covering health care conflicts of interest could be a fulltime beat - and you still wouldn't keep up. The NY Times today reports: In the first half of this year, the drug giant Eli Lilly...

US - world outliers when it comes to screening rates
I've been asked by students in the past, "How much do we screen for prostate cancer in the US compared with other countries?" Now there are some new numbers to help answer that question. An article in HealthAffairs (Cancer Screening...