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Category: health policy
Clearly, I'm not the only one who thinks that the most obvious solution for health care reform is for the House to pass the Senate bill: The New York Times just published an editorial arguing the same point: The most...
Posted on: January 26, 2010 12:14 AM, by Nick Anthis • 32 Comments •
Category: health policy
The House should pass the Senate health care bill without delay. Contact your Representative today!
Posted on: January 25, 2010 10:53 PM, by Nick Anthis • 12 Comments •
Category: marijuana
Yesterday, the influential AMA (American Medical Association) announced that it would cease its opposition to the concept of medical marijuana and instead advocate for a change in federal classification of the drug. From the LA Times: The American Medical Assn....
Posted on: November 11, 2009 12:37 PM, by Nick Anthis • 18 Comments •
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...
Posted on: October 12, 2009 10:41 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
Category: universal health care
Socialized medicine isn't even on the table right now... unfortunately.
Posted on: August 6, 2009 4:22 PM, by Nick Anthis • 15 Comments •
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...
Posted on: April 29, 2009 9:54 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
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...
Posted on: April 19, 2009 10:42 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: philosophy of science
Human medicine is rife with unempirical interventions.
Posted on: April 5, 2009 8:47 AM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
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...
Posted on: April 2, 2009 2:02 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
Category: Texas
Republican lawmaker asks "What's Medicaid?"
Posted on: March 23, 2009 4:30 PM, by Nick Anthis • 6 Comments •
Category: media
Can you spot the stupidity?
Posted on: February 18, 2009 1:15 PM, by Nick Anthis • 11 Comments •
Category: health policy
A step in the right direction, and--despite what the right wingers are screaming about--probably not far enough.
Posted on: February 16, 2009 3:55 PM, by Nick Anthis • 6 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Obama and McCain lay out their plans in a more formal setting.
Posted on: October 9, 2008 2:10 PM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
Obama nails the issue in the latest presidential debate.
Posted on: October 8, 2008 6:15 PM, by Nick Anthis • 12 Comments •
Category: Barack Obama
The historic presidential nominee should consider adopting a Clinton-style health care plan.
Posted on: June 4, 2008 4:53 PM, by Nick Anthis • 15 Comments •
Category: Congress
It's an important step forward, but the only true long-term solution is universal health care.
Posted on: April 29, 2008 10:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 10 Comments •
Category: health policy
Both are similar and neither goes far enough, but Clinton edges out Obama slightly just for making health insurance mandatory
Posted on: February 25, 2008 5:20 PM, by Nick Anthis • 11 Comments •
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
Posted on: February 5, 2008 7:20 AM, by Nick Anthis • 16 Comments •
Category: medicine
Guess what... we all get to play doctor!
Posted on: October 24, 2007 5:25 PM, by Nick Anthis • 10 Comments •
Category: public health
It's time for a few key Republicans to grow a heart and/or some balls and override this veto.
Posted on: October 3, 2007 2:13 PM, by Nick Anthis • 5 Comments •
Category: health policy
but not with a veto-proof majority.
Posted on: September 26, 2007 7:58 AM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
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...
Posted on: September 22, 2007 12:23 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: HIV/AIDS
A primer on the HIV denialism of Thabo Mbeki and his government.
Posted on: September 13, 2007 8:39 AM, by Nick Anthis • 35 Comments •
Category: health policy
...by placing unreasonable new restrictions on SCHIP.
Posted on: August 21, 2007 7:50 AM, by Nick Anthis • 3 Comments •
Category: health policy
This just in: the CHIP expansion has passed both houses of Congress.
Posted on: August 3, 2007 5:00 AM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
Category: health policy
despite Republican opposition to expanded health care access for kids.
Posted on: August 2, 2007 4:50 PM, by Nick Anthis • 0 Comments •
Category: health policy
Let's get this bill rolling....
Posted on: July 18, 2007 4:16 PM, by Nick Anthis • 5 Comments •
Category: Bush Administration
And this administration's amazingly consistent ability to one-up itself.
Posted on: July 16, 2007 7:35 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
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?
Posted on: January 11, 2007 7:43 AM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
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...
Posted on: January 5, 2007 8:12 PM, by Nick Anthis • 1 Comments •
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....
Posted on: October 26, 2006 7:08 PM, by Nick Anthis • 4 Comments •
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.
Posted on: October 18, 2006 6:35 PM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
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?
Posted on: August 1, 2006 11:08 AM, by Nick Anthis • 16 Comments •
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.
Posted on: July 26, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 2 Comments •
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.
Posted on: July 25, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
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.
Posted on: July 24, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
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
Posted on: July 20, 2006 7:45 AM, by Nick Anthis • 7 Comments •
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