Buyer Be Wary!

Be wary of the thorny QALY.

We have arrived at a new era for health care, one that will be dominated by the BIG question can we afford it? Currently in Ireland, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) promotes the use of QALYs in cost effective analysis of Health Technology Assessments (HTAs), which it then presents to the Health Service Executive (HSE). The QALY is also used in the UK by the NHS to determine ...

'Tis the season to be wary.

Internet usage has been integrated into most of our activities because of the convenience and accessibility it offers. Arguably, the most common holiday-related online activity users engage in is shopping. Each year, online shoppers troop online to search for the latest promos, coolest gifts, and biggest bargains or to book flights and reservations to go on their dream vacations during the Chri...

Be wary of "prescribing" medical marijuana, CMA warns.

Be Wary of "Misspeakers" Who "Shoot From the Hip".

Speaking "off the cuff" is a prescription for disaster in health care.

Be wary of “natural” therapy in gynecological surgery

It is estimated that more than 4 billion people throughout the world use natural herbs for some aspect of primary health care. These over-the-counter medications, commonly referred to as "complementary and alternative medicines," despite their proposed health benefits, may have serious and potentially fatal side effects. This paper presents the case of a patient who underwent a gynecological op...