FRONTLINE: the meth epidemic:
A really great Frontline on methamphetamine
. And if you didn’t know this already, you can watch all the Frontlines of the past several years online,
for free
. +10 points to PBS!
February 26th, 2006
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci:
Dead Man Walking:
A former dentist has been charged
with stealing body parts from the dead and selling them for use in surgeries. He would take bone out, replace it with hardware PVC piping, and re-sew the bodies
closed. Yuck.
February 24th, 2006
Norman Shumway, the first surgeon to do a heart transplant in the US
died at 83 last week. He really was a pioneer and, from what I’ve heard from his colleagues that teach me, a really good and kind man, too. He will be missed.
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HSAs Will Increase Uninsured:
A new MIT study suggests
that Bush’s HSA plans will actually increase the number of uninsured, because businesses will respond by dropping coverage, and about 600,000 people won’t
respond by buying coverage.
February 15th, 2006
Valentine’s Day Grand Rounds
are up!
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Oncology Updates:
A new cancer blog to keep track of new treatments
, because I sure can’t keep up. From an MD/PhD student @ Temple.
February 13th, 2006