MML Rants And Raves No. 003: TV Drug Ads.

April 18, 2011

You’ve seen the television commercials: the opening scene is either a smiling woman traipsing in a field of spring flowers or an older couple holding hands and smiling at each other after all those years of marriage. The background music is light and unobtrusive. The announcer begins hawkin[...]

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Do Doctors Follow Their Own Advice?

April 13, 2011

According to a new study that surveyed two groups of primary care physicians in the United States, doctors often choose a different treatment option for themselves than what they would recommend to their patients when a choice of treatments is available. The study provided two different treatm[...]

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