by Svoboda M. Holt, M.S. LMHC, NCC "I Have What!" It all started with a simple flake on the back of my head. I remember it well. I was sitting on my couch when I reached up and came away…
by Kirsten R Bellur It is almost four years ago that, after many failed attempts, I was finally accurately diagnosed with Pemphigus. In the face of that solemn pronouncement, I was told there was good news: it was only Foliaceous,…
By Rebecca Berman, Janet Segall and Jean-Claude Bystryn, M.D. from The National Pemphigus Foundation and The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. February 17, 1999 As many of you know, we…
In a world of paper records, consumers have long been vulnerable to someone’s snooping around an unattended file drawer. Such thefts were rare but could be pulled off without detection.
Following up Merck’s doctor-payment disclosures, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline posted their numbers. And perhaps befitting to the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer spent the most: $177 million was doled out to doctors in support for clinical trials and speaking fees. GSK’s payments…
Finding health information can be hard if you have a rare disease. Those patients often have to become experts themselves. Social media like Facebook make it easier for people with rare disorders to find each other and share that expertise.…
