Living with Diabetes... In Kuwait
We're back with another edition of our Global Diabetes series, in which we're "traveling the planet" to bring you stories of people living with diabetes in various parts of the world. This month, we're hosting Maryam Al-Ostad, a 25-year-old from K... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - November 7, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amy Tenderich Source Type: blogs
Operation Desert Value
I’ve just returned from a visit to the UAE and Kuwait where I had the privilege of speaking with medicines regulators and pricing authority representatives from those two nations. The topic of conversation was the value of innovation – and the urgency of rewarding it through timely approvals and appropriate pricing and reimbursement. As Yale economist William Nordhaus has written, "The social productivity of health care spending might be many times that of other spending.” Insha'Allah. (Source: drugwonks.com Blog)
Source: drugwonks.com Blog - September 6, 2007 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: blogs
Three Fathers
My Uncle Bruce, Daddy's younger brother, is dying today. Cancer. Everywhere. Nothing can be done. It's been a long, heroic fight, and it's almost over. He is comatose. As per his wishes, no extraordinary measures are being taken. Mama and Daddy's youngest brother, Reid, went to South Carolina this weekend to say their goodbyes. I could not go. I am on-call.Bruce is a refined and thinner, more acerbic, more Republican version of my Father (if such a thing is possible). He lost his wife not too long ago - after a long illness. He has two sons . . . big strapping boys . . . one of whom is an independent-contractor (a fireman)...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - June 18, 2006 Category: Pediatricians Source Type: blogs
