A few days ago I wrote about that Montana is considering expanding pharmacists’ dispensing authority without a physician’s prescription. The following is what I wrote:
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Saturday Links
- Study finds health benefits (less asthma) from EV cars. Of course, that overlooks the death and maiming of children in cobalt mines in the Congo.
- Should prisoners be able to donate their organs in return for lighter sentences?
- Cystic Fibrosis drug costs $311,00 a year. But it’s “stunningly effective.”
- How deadly were Covid Lockdowns? “For Americans under 45, there were more excess deaths without the virus in 2020-2021 than with it.”
- Why isn’t it easy for nurses to practice across state lines? As a college professor, I never had any difficulty moving from state to state.
Covid Made the Doctor Shortage Worse but More Residencies Would Help
During the early months of the Covid pandemic many doctors would not treat the virus. My wife’s doctor, for instance, had a sign that read she didn’t treat Covid and patients with Covid or Covid symptoms were barred from entry. I heard similar stories from a number of people. Many medical offices were closed and isolating at home seemed to be the most common therapy until patients became sick enough to visit an emergency room or qualified for a hospital bed. Later in the pandemic as more was known about the virus doctors began experimenting with treatments.
More on Socialized Medicine in the UK
The [National Health Service’s] goal is that 92 percent of patients referred for treatment wait less than 18 weeks (about four and half months) to start treatment. Waiting 18 weeks for treatment sounds horrendous, but as of November 2022, over 40 percent of patients, or 2.9 million people, waited even longer. For over 450,000 patients, the wait exceeded a full year.