The proliferation of fake medicines in Africa is a public health crisis that can no longer be ignored, according to a UK charity. There’s a meeting of seven African countries, in Togo, this week, to combat the problem. Congo, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Uganda, Ghana and The Gambia will discuss measures to clamp down on trafficking… Read More: Fake drugs: How bad is Africa’s counterfeit medicine problem? –… »
An interesting article in the journal Pediatrics is both intriguing and sobering. It is intriguing because it lays bare something we don’t talk much about or teach our students about; it is sobering because it describes the potential harm that can come from it, harm I have personally witnessed. The issue is overdiagnosis, and it’s related to our relentless… Read More: The problem of overdiagnosis: What can patients do? »
Executive Summary Productivity in the United States’ health care industry is declining – and has been ever since World War II. As the cost of treating patients continues to rise, life expectancies in America are beginning to fall. But there is mounting evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) can begin to reverse the downward spiral in… Read More: Can AI Address Health Care's Red-Tape Problem? »
With all the ads on TV and in magazines heralding pills to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), it’s tempting to think that treatment for ED begins and ends with Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis. But it’s important to be aware that many men can ease, or even reverse, ED by making simple lifestyle changes, such as losing… Read More: Erectile Dysfunction: How medication, lifestyle changes, and other therapies can… »