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scientificactivistprofile.gif A postdoc by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his research in protein structure and function get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.

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Health Care Reform: It's a Matter of Convenience

Category: health policy

I recently had the pleasure of writing an op-ed piece about health care reform for my hometown newspaper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and it ran in the paper today. You can check it out online here. I grew up reading...

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A Tale of Two Health Care Systems

Category: universal health care

Socialized medicine isn't even on the table right now... unfortunately.

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Report Calls for Stricter Regulation of Medical Conflicts of Interest

Category: medicine

Yesterday, the Institute of Medicine released a report entitled "Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice". As far as I can tell, the full report is only available for a fairly substantial charge, but these are some of...

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More on the Torture Memos: the Role of Medical Professionals

Category: human rights

Further to the points I wrote about in my previous post on the CIA torture memos, Mike Dunford of The Questionable Authority has previously raised another important issue: the complicity of medical professionals in CIA torture: Reading these memos, it's...

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Why We Need More Evidence-Based Medicine

Category: philosophy of science

Human medicine is rife with unempirical interventions.

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Harold Varmus on Scientific Diplomacy

Category: health policy

You see, this is why you want to fill your administration with smart, qualified, thoughtful, and innovative people--especially in the sciences. From The Times A major investment in fighting tropical infections and chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes in...

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Just When I Thought Texas Politics Couldn't Get Any Dumber

Category: Texas

Republican lawmaker asks "What's Medicaid?"

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"[She] treated her last flu with castoff amoxicillin."

Category: media

Can you spot the stupidity?

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Stimulus Bill Moves America Closer to Practicing Evidence-Based Medicine

Category: health policy

A step in the right direction, and--despite what the right wingers are screaming about--probably not far enough.

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Obama and McCain Highlight Health Care Plans in NEJM

Category: Election 2008

Obama and McCain lay out their plans in a more formal setting.

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Barack Obama: Health Care Is a Right

Category: Barack Obama

Obama nails the issue in the latest presidential debate.

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With Nomination Secured, Obama Should Reevaluate Health Care Proposal

Category: Barack Obama

The historic presidential nominee should consider adopting a Clinton-style health care plan.

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Senate Passes Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Category: Congress

It's an important step forward, but the only true long-term solution is universal health care.

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A Quick Comparison of the Clinton and Obama Health Care Plans

Category: health policy

Both are similar and neither goes far enough, but Clinton edges out Obama slightly just for making health insurance mandatory

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On Drugs, Circumcision, and John McCain

Category: HIV/AIDS

Antiretroviral drugs taken prophylactically protecting against HIV, some doubt about the effects of circumcision, and a blast from the past with John McCain

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A Choice We Shouldn't Have to Make

Category: medicine

Guess what... we all get to play doctor!

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Bush Vetoes Children's Health Insurance Program Expansion

Category: public health

It's time for a few key Republicans to grow a heart and/or some balls and override this veto.

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House Passes SCHIP Expansion

Category: health policy

but not with a veto-proof majority.

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House and Senate to Vote on Children's Health Insurance Expansion Despite Veto Threat

Category: health policy

Congress appears to be on track for another major standoff with President Bush. The Washington Post reports today that the House and Senate have reconciled their differing versions of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP or CHIP) expansion and...

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HIV Denialism in South Africa: a Lesson in Complexity

Category: HIV/AIDS

A primer on the HIV denialism of Thabo Mbeki and his government.

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Bush Administration Bravely Fights the New Communist Threat of Children's Health Insurance

Category: health policy

...by placing unreasonable new restrictions on SCHIP.

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Update: Senate Also Passes CHIP Expansion

Category: health policy

This just in: the CHIP expansion has passed both houses of Congress.

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House Passes CHIP Expansion

Category: health policy

despite Republican opposition to expanded health care access for kids.

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Take Action on CHIP!

Category: health policy

Let's get this bill rolling....

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More on the Bush Administration's Antagonism Toward CHIP

Category: Bush Administration

And this administration's amazingly consistent ability to one-up itself.

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Like Governor, Like Health Care Plan

Category: universal health care

What is big and flashy, capable of generating plenty of press, and claims to be the solution to all (or at least a sizeable chunk) of California's problems?

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The NHS Improves Still Further by Decreasing Waiting Lists to Record Low

Category: universal health care

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is a matter of British pride, despite some minor shortcomings. Strong on preventative and routine medical care, the NHS has on the other hand been criticized for its long waiting lists required for more...

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A Band-Aid for a Broken Health Care System?

Category: health policy

When you live in the wealthiest nation in the world but can still claim over 40 million people without health insurance--despite spending more than twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation--you might have a problem....

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SEA: Scientists Standing Up Against Political Interference

Category: scientific activism

The formation Scientists and Engineers for America comes at a pivitol moment, when science-friendly candidates stand to make major gains in the midterm elections.

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Study Finds Alcohol and Tobacco More Harmful than Marijuana, LSD, or Ecstasy--Drug Reclassification Should Follow

Category: drugs

A recent UK government study indicates that the class of a drug has little to do with its actual danger. Another report blasts the government for allowing politics to usurp science in formulating drug policy. Is the UK's drug policy fundamentally flawed, or does it just need a bit of scientific tweaking?

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Double Drug Jeopardy

Category: drug industry

I'll be honest with you: sometimes I really don't know what to think about drug companies. I'll give them some credit, since unlike many of their peers they produce a product that is useful to society and has important humanitarian implications. I want to like them--I really do--but when I read about things like this, it becomes pretty difficult.

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No More Aspirin, Please

Category: universal health care

If Massachusetts were a physician, I'd have mixed feelings about visiting him or her. Sure, Dr. Massachusetts would be persistent and would try to make me feel better, but probably wouldn't do much to treat the underlying causes. Massachusetts would probably be an adept surgeon, but maybe not a great family doctor.

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Universal Health Care, Duh!

Category: universal health care

I had a great hassle-free trip to the doctor the other day, and it wasn't because I live in some fantasy world. I live in England.

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Supreme Court Leaves Medical Marijuana Out in the Cold

Category: marijuana

Which of the following does not belong: (a) abortion, (b) medical marijuana, or (c) physician-assisted suicide? According the Supreme Court, the answer is (b) medical marijuana

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