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.
Category: Devon Herrick
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.
Tackle Widespread Food Stamp Waste, Fraud and Abuse
The USDA recently began an initiative to battle food stamp fraud and abuse. Existing loopholes in federal regulations require no asset test to qualify. Thus, recipients can live in large houses and drive luxury cars but still qualify for the SNAP program if their income appears low enough on paper. According to the Secretary of Agriculture, 14,000 individuals from just one red state drive luxury cars, including three Bentleys, three Ferraris, three Lamborghinis, 59 Maseratis and 141 Porsches.