Monthly Archives: March 2009
The Natasha Richardson effect
Tom wrote this … The recent death of actress Natasha Richardson, after what initially seemed just a minor bump on the head, was tragically sad. However, we are seeing evidence now that her untimely passing at the age of 45 … Continue reading
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Mr. President, Ask Us to Sacrifice
Clinton wrote this … President Obama has made health care reform one of his three top agenda items. He did so again in Tuesday’s press conference. Dean Roper knows a thing or two about policy, and his position has shifted … Continue reading
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Lance Armstrong breaks collarbone in bike crash in Spain
Tom wrote this … I was saddened to find out that Lance Armstrong broke his right collarbone in a crash today at the Castilla y Leon bike race in Spain. This is definitely a setback to the seven-time Tour de … Continue reading
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Medical students match, but there still are gaps
Clinton wrote this … Everyone got an envelope! UNC’s 156 fourth-year med students participated in Match Day yesterday. That’s the frantic, euphoric and butterflies-in-the-stomach-breeding occasion that happens simultaneously — noon Eastern — across the country when people who have toiled … Continue reading
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Prostate blood test: Lifesaver, or not?
Tom wrote this … One of the most frequently repeated public health messages, when it comes to cancer, is that screenings save lives. Thus women are told to do self breast exams and get annual mammograms while men are told … Continue reading
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UNC-led CATIE study makes cameo appearance in Washington Post story
Tom wrote this … A front-page story in today’s Washington Post reports that a 1997 study of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel was “buried” by drug maker AstraZeneca, presumably because the results were not to its liking. “It took eight years … Continue reading
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Good Morning America Craves Bulik
Clinton wrote this … It’s been ages since we wrote about Cindy Bulik. We’re going on four weeks now. That’s slacker-time for Bulik, one of the most prolific people anywhere. This morning (Tuesday, March 17, 2009) Bulik was on the … Continue reading
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UNC on the airwaves; covering HIV, mental health
Clinton wrote this … Editor and Publisher reported recently that health journalists have fewer resources to do their jobs (no!), but, they’re doing it just as well, and as often, as ever (not the best argument if they want more … Continue reading
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A librarian to the rescue: references “comparative effectiveness research”
Clinton wrote this … Jean Blackwell, one of the many talented and dedicated, and supremely specialized librarians in UNC’s Health Sciences Library, wrote the other day to lend a hand the way librarians do best — with information, carefully culled, … Continue reading
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From one sister to another, many lives are touched
Tom wrote this … When you work in a hospital, you see some really amazing stories. Some are terribly sad, while others are incredibly uplifting. This is one of the latter. Back in 1991, Carmencita Conry needed a kidney transplant. … Continue reading
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