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Dr. Drug Rep

Dr. Drug Rep - a really interesting, reflective piece on the thorny ethics of hawking pharmaceuticals from a psychiatrist who stopped doing it.
If I gave talks to primary-care doctors about Effexor, I reasoned, I would be doing nothing unethical. It was a perfectly effective treatment option, with some data to suggest advantages over its competitors. […]

Useless Body Parts

Useless Body Parts

Keep Your God Away From My Drugs

Keep Your God Away From My Drugs
…exercising your religious beliefs has made you incompetent as a nurse. Kindly resign your medical post and seek employment from God. The clinic will be happy to give you a sterling referral.

Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage

Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage - I may know a few people that could benefit from this.

Closed-Heart Surgery

Closed-Heart Surgery - this is pretty cool… especially as I’ve been told I’ll probably be forced to have a heart valve replaced some time in the (distant) future.