Advance practice nurses, such as nurse practitioners (NPs), are picking up some of the slack left by doctors of osteopathy (DOs) and medical doctors (MDs). NPs can do many of the same patient care tasks that physicians perform but with less training and at lower pay.
Author: Devon Herrick
Where Do Consumers Really Get Health Information?
The Pew Charitable Trust says I’ve been wrong all these years. I’ve written for 25 years that Americans increasingly get their health information from the Internet. Furthermore, a few minutes spent surfing the Web for health information can educate patients far more than their physicians would ever have time to explain. In a new Pew survey of where people get their health information, the Internet trails health care providers.
Medical Charlatans Common on Social Media (Along with Reputable Experts)
I follow a couple doctors on YouTube who talk about health & wellness issues. My wife has her own set of influencers who discuss health, cellular biology and antiaging, among other things. A couple are doctors, another is a PhD geneticist at Harvard. There is no end to the amount of health information available on…
In Praise of (Outgoing) FDA Commissioner Marty Makary
When the Senate set about confirming Dr. Makary, the view was that Trump had appointed a qualified, talented, noncontroversial commissioner. Yet, the mood inside the FDA turned sour immediately, although this was not necessarily Makary’s fault.