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I get it. Debate rages between: "It's my body, you can't tell me what to do." β and β "As members of society, each citizen needs to protect public health." Both sides have ardent detractors. Which are you, and why? New York takes a side. CNN reported...
I'm very interested in your take on this. Mahesh Mulumudi, MD, is Division Chief of Medicine for Providence Regional Medical Center. He probably has as much influence on hospital buying decisions as any clinician there. Which made his comme...
Fake news and corporate espionage are alive and well, which is more than we can say about Brian Meshkin's startup, Proove Biosciences. I'm angry for a number of reasons. First, deliberate lies destroyed a company. 278 people lost their jobs. Second, ...
In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) put together Technical Report Series 916 which says very specifically that sugar is a major, if not THE cause of chronic metabolic disease and obesity. β From the film "Fed Up" (watch for free) It continue...
My wife Beth and I watched "Cut Poison Burn," a film about the business of cancer. See https://medgroup.biz/cut-poison-burn. It paints a bleak, one-sided view of FDA and big pharma and medical device companies and an active campaign against Texas-bas...
No, I'm not kidding. We made our first investment in August, 2015. It was the first time we invested in a medical device startup. When selling Beth on the investment, I began, "I know this sounds cliched, but this is a sure thing." She gave me a...
You wrote more than 10,000 words last week about euthanizing willing patients facing a terminal illness. Commenters were 75/25 in favor. Full conversation here. Selected PRO arguments: β’ Mia: If it's 'humane' to allow animals relief from suffering, w...
Our beloved King Charles Cavalier, the first pet I've ever had, died on Saturday. It hit me harder than I thought it would. Named after my hometown, 11-year-old "Brooklyn" had a biopsy on Friday. We learned he had cancer of the mouth. We decided as a...
As originally asked by Thomas Dettmer. Aron D. Haber Sales Manager at Gerresheimer | Contract Manufacturing Services for Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Device OEMs The MD&M Minneapolis show in late October is fairly well attended by many engineers a...