General
PRO PROPUBLICA
Investigative journalism is essential to the project of SELLING SICKNESS as we seek to understand disease-mongering and promote healthcare reform. PROPUBLICA, an online newsroom that produces journalism “in the public interest,” is becoming an important partner […]
IS ALL THAT RAMBLING TOO CONFUSING?? FDA THINKS SO.
Are you tired of television ads for prescription drugs that warn of nausea, insomnia, diarrhea and suicidal thoughts? Well, I (KW) am and I’m not alone. In my opinion, it’s crazy that direct-to-consumer marketing is […]
WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CHINA, MAINE
The charmingly named China, Maine, is a small American town of about 5000 souls in the middle of a small northern state. None of us in the healthcare reform community would ever have heard of […]
SLOW MEDICINE
Breathe in, 2, 3, 4. Hold it. Breathe out, 2, 3, 4. Generalize to the world! Over the past 3 decades, a spreading “Slow Movement” has been challenging the prevailing social tendency to cram as […]
JUST SAY, “HOLD ON A MINUTE!”
The Choosing Wisely project, begun only in 2011, is really picking up speed. Dozens of medical specialty organizations have now contributed their lists of five interventions that should be questioned (e.g., do you really need pre-procedure […]
ADHD GROWS UP
The number of people diagnosed with ADHD continues to skyrocket. It can’t be explained on the basis of genetics or biology. Rather it seems this increase in diagnosis is simply the result of Big Pharma […]
IS THE TIDE TURNING?
As I (KW) reflect back on 2013, I am proud of the contributions Selling Sickness has made to the rapidly growing new social health reform movement. This was a breakout year for multidisciplinary conferences on […]
