Small and Underfunded Can Win the Race; Teva Launches 1st Inhaled Antipsychotic
Some people like their portions big. We have them to thank for the Big Mac, Bog’s Big Boy, the Burger King’s Triple Whopper Sandwich Meal, and Taco Bell’s Taco 12-Pack. When it comes to food, I’m all over that. But I like my most of the rest of my life small and manageable. You’ll never find me […]
Coping with S.A.D. and Seasonal Depression
I cannot possibly be the only one with a dubious attitude toward matters of the “new” in health: new doctors, new drugs, and, especially, new diseases. I mean, when I was in the emergency room yet again–due solely to being female and having the appropriate parts–I was highly displeased to have the doctor walk in, […]
Of Illinois Politicians, Government Budget Woes, and Disappearing Medicare Drug Benefits
I have always thought of Senator Dick Durban (D), the senior U.S. Senator in IL, as pretty much of a gentleman. In a state where four out of our last 7 governors have been convicted and imprisoned (the last one, one Rod Blagojevich, was convicted on 18 counts of corruptions–although my uncle to this day […]
Is the Future of Counseling and Therapy Online?
You know how sometimes it really does strike you that suddenly, right in front of you, is an idea whose time has come? Like, I know not everyone took to this immediately and there was a lot of strum and drang, but when Copernicus discovered (or built on others’ discoveries) that the earth moved around […]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week–A Continuing Crisis
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week this year is February 23-March 1. And while I’ll admit that, looked at from one perspective, eating disorders can seem the domain of the rich and famous, the models and the actresses, of Victoria Beckham and Princess Diana, in reality they are widespread–across financial groups, ethnicities, and genders (would you […]
Dementia: A Growing Epidemic
Do you remember when anyone exhibiting signs of dementia was simply said to have Alzheimer’s? Wait–kind of a heavy pause here. What’s happening for me in this silence is the realization that to this very day, a significant minority, if not, in fact, the outright majority, of people still cannot differentiate between the two. I […]
We Need You–Yes, You–Again
It takes someone with a seriously high IQ to totally figure out Medicare. I mean, an Ivy League education failed to prepare me for the Part As, Part Bs, Secondaries, Supplementals, and–oddly missing a Part C, as far as I can tell–the Part Ds. If you have yet to encounter this system, my strong recommendation […]
March 31, 2014
by rfinkel
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