GRACE :: General » 2007

FDA Sued for Withholding Cancer Treatment

July 31, 2007 - 9:34 pm

Yes, I know readers here are interested primarily in lung cancer, but this is an interesting development in all of oncology, and really all of medicine. It’s reaching a point of ugly warfare between patient advocates and the FDA: as described here, a group called CareToLive, which includes patients and investors, have […]

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The Limitations of the “Standard of Care”

July 21, 2007 - 1:34 pm

Medicine in general has become increasingly evidence-based, which we think is a good thing. Rather than have doctors use a wide range of approaches to the work-up and treatment of many problems, there are a growing number of guidelines that shape our “standards of care”, the defined best treatment practices. […]

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Thoughts and Questions after Watching Michael Moore’s Sicko

July 17, 2007 - 11:02 pm

My wife and I went to see Sicko during our date night last weekend. I liked it, thought it had several good points, although I’ll admit that as a democrat I’m more inclined toward the Michael Moore polarized view of the world (we live in Seattle, after all). However, I don’t think […]

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