More about Drug Prices
I just want to add a short follow-up on earlier discussions about drug prices. The other day (Wednesday, August 9, 2017, pages B1 and B3), there was a very interesting…
Read moreHow to Manage Insulin-Dependent Diabetes on the Cheap (and do it well)
Not long ago, I wrote an entry about the extraordinarily high costs of insulin. What I didn’t do in that entry was to provide an approach to therapy that could…
Read moreDiagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Children and Adolescents: Part 2
Hello again. I want you to appreciate the fact that so far, I have stuck to my goal of at least one entry a week! In my last entry, I…
Read moreDiagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Children and Adolescents: It’s Not Rocket Science
Every week I give lectures to the medical students and resident physicians rotating through the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. I try to keep things pretty informal and I usually do…
Read moreHemoglobin A1c: Is Lower Always Better?
First, I must apologize once again for such a long time between entries. My only excuse is that I have been very busy with other things. I will try to…
Read moreBathrooms and Such
I know that lately I have been rather lazy with respect to entries. It is just that I have had trouble getting inspired. But, I wanted to call your attention…
Read moreThe most important thing we still do not understand about diabetes mellitus
The other day I received a telephone call from Susan, the tearful mother of a former patient of mine. She told me that her son, Robert, died the day before.…
Read moreCan We Learn Anything Useful From Food and Exercise Studies?
Recently, I have been struck by the number of articles in the popular press regarding this or that study about exercise and food. This plethora of information includes new guidelines…
Read moreWhy Does Insulin Cost So Much? Did I Answer The Question Posed in My Last Entry?
First, I apologize for the long hiatus between entries. I have had trouble finding anything worth writing about; it has been mostly a rehash of what we already know. I…
Read moreWhy Does Insulin Cost So Much?
At 11 o’clock on the morning of Monday, January 23, 1922, a young Canadian boy, Leonard Thompson, made history. He had been diagnosed with diabetes, which at that time was…
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