H.I.V. cure?…

  According to NYT, which I hate to use because of their paywall. I also dislike them for a few other reasons. A second patient (the Original is called the "Berlin Patient") has had the virus eradicated. The entire article can be found here. The news comes nearly 12 years to the day after the first …

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You can prescribe, can’t you?

  This was a recurrent question after the medicinal marijuana bill was passed last year. I have had people ask if just living here was enough, to which I politely laugh…   Proposition 2 (medicinal marijuana) in Utah has been fraught with challenges since it was voted in by popular vote. In Utah, the legislature …

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Pharmacia your way out…

Mexico has a hybrid of Universal as well as private and employer provided health care. Always funny to me how advanced we aren’t when it comes to health care in our country. It’s not witch doctors and shamans down here, although you can find a few. What many people come to Mexico for is the …

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Reversal of fortune?

  Good news from WaPo today (Because I think we could use some): A federal judge on Wednesday voided the Trump administration’s “conscience rule” that would have allowed health-care providers to refuse to participate in abortions, sterilizations, or other types of care they disagree with on religious or moral grounds. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer …

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