Dear Pharmacist,
Last week, you gave a ‘Dumb’ Award to “anti-depressant drugs and the doctors who prescribe them for every woman who is tired or tearful.” I struggle with depression, and my medications don’t help. Can you elaborate?  –D.D.  Tacoma, Washington

Answer: You and millions of other people will get shuffled from [...]

Dear Readers,
After I presented last year’s dumbest healthcare ‘awards,” I received your emails and chuckles for months afterwards.  Sometimes, ridiculous things happen in the medical industry, so at this time, I’d like to present my second annual ‘Dumb Awards’ in Medicine:
Dumb Award: The first ones goes to (drum roll please)… the Federal Communications Commission for [...]

Dear Readers,

Americans deem January 1st as a magical day to help us kick bad habits. The frenzy of self-improvement begins at the stroke of midnight on December 31st when everyone sings “Auld Lang Syne”  though no one knows what the song means. All this partying makes people sick during the festivities, and email [...]

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