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Pills, Panic, and Problem Prescriptions
Squiggles on a paper, dashed off by the doctor and, miraculously, decipherable by the pharmacist. Birth control. Prenatal vitamins. Blood pressure pills. Some 27 million Americans (or more) on antidepressants. I dare say that a large percentage of us are taking a prescription for something, and we count on its effectiveness. We routinely pick up […]
False Positive
He was feeling fit and strong, sleeping and eating well, and it was a routine medical examination. He didn’t know the physician, and she was young. He hadn’t undergone many tests in a few years, so when she ticked off the lab work that is standard at his age, he said “sure” and that was […]