I follow science writer Sharon Begley on twitter and picked
up references to a couple of recent articles on health care.
Tuesday’s USA
Today carried a long article: “DoctorsPerform Thousands of Unnecessary Surgeries” by Peter Eisler and Barbara Hansen. One man had his dreams of a career in professional baseball and the military shattered after he had a pacemaker installed. It turned out that all he really needed was blood pressure medication.
On the website ModernHealthcare.com Jason Shafrin interviews
author and economics professor Douglas Hough about his recent book on irrational behavior of
patients, providers, and stakeholders.
