A new study by John Guthman, PhD, director of counseling services at Hofstra University, uncovered more severe depression among college students. In 2009, 41% of students counseled at his college were diagnosed with moderate or severe depression, compared to 34% in 1997. Fewer were suicidal, however, perhaps due to improved services or perhaps because being [...]
Posts under ‘The Future of Medicine’
Can Creepy People Make Good Doctors?
Have you ever had the experience of meeting the doctor who is going to perform your surgery only to discover that this surgeon had all the charm and charisma of a villain out of a Stephen King novel? Guys, have you ever, during an initial consultation for, say, a vasectomy, noticed something strange about the [...]
How starting a low-cholesterol diet leads to problems
If you have high cholesterol, cutting your butter, eggs, and cheese may not be the right thing to do.
New Hope for Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating illness and we have no medications to treat it. So why are Alzheimer’s researcher’s pushing for new tests to diagnose it sooner? Please post your comments!
No more free lunch for doctors
I’ve seen a lot of comments on the web about doctors getting free lunches from pharmaceutical companies as an explanation for why we hand out so many prescriptions. I don’t actually know anyone in my group of 30 or so doctors who sees drug reps anymore. The programming by we are influenced these days is [...]
Do you want your doctor to think for herself?
Does a good doctor think for himself, or rely on expert opinion? Who are the experts? Should their ties to industry be available to the public?
