This topic became an issue for me because of my dog Clementine. I recently wrote about her experience at the veterinarian. She had surgery for bladder stones, but the surgery did not resolve her problems. We took her back twice more, finally getting a referral to a specialist. A veterinary internal medicine specialist did a very thorough examination costing nearly $1,500. The pathology report found cancer that had metastasized.
Category: News and Events
Monday Links
- Against killing drug smugglers on speed boats. (NYT)
- FREOPP: To end the government shutdown, let heath plans age rate their premiums and create reinsurance. (WaPo)
- Study: The poorest Americans die, on average, nine years earlier than the wealthiest Americans.
- Premiums on healthcare.gov set to rise by 30%: “Without the expiring subsidies, healthy people will drop out.”
- Is the feminization of society the reason for the rise of wokeness?
Friday Links
- How tariffs affect small business.
- MedPAC estimated the federal government is paying 20% more ($84 billion) than if the same beneficiaries were in traditional Medicare.
- Healthcare Leadership Council: Don’t believe MedPac.
- Does lack of religious belief explain America’s falling birth rate?
- Trump pushing for digital heath reform. (I already use MyChart. It works like a charm.)
The Dark Side of Social Media Medicine
One thing I have never heard was a doctor advising viewers to take drugs willy-nilly without an underlying condition or an examination. There is more to the Internet than YouTube, however and social media has plenty of charlatans. Social media influencers on TikTok, Instagram and elsewhere, with no medical background, often encourage followers to take prescription drugs.