“This test will improve your choice of antidepressant by at least 50%” the salesman claims. I’m skeptical. I ask him how much it costs. Given his evasiveness, I ask five times before I get an answer: “Two thousand dollars. But don’t worry. Insurance will pay for it.” Sure. And if that do, a very big […]
Whatever Happened to Health?
Checklist Health Can your health be reduced to a bunch of numbers? American medical care is about to test that idea. Beware the results. Checklists – and the checked off numbers – do not a healthy population make. Why Are Checklists Taking Over? People love numbers. They like to count things. Medical care costs enormous […]
Diets: What Don’t We Know
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has just come out with its latest dietary guidelines. Most of us won’t read them. Many of us should. Media attention immediately went to the cholesterol recommendations. No surprise there. That’s where “the money is,” in terms of drugs and the food industry. A few things which skipped attention you might consider […]