“. . . the clinicians most likely to be involved [in medical errors] are nurses, who must straddle a thin line between doing no harm and doing the impossible.” [Houston Chronicle, November 14]
“The Americanisation of the NHS is not something waiting for us in a post-Brexit future. It is already in full swing.” [London Review of Books, November 7]
“If you’re sleeping in a public area, you’re more likely to be told that you have to remain sitting up. . . . Your fluids pool in your legs, and people end up with what’s called venous insufficiency and chronic venous insufficiency ulcers. Your skin just starts to break down from being overstretched for months or years.” [Slate, November 18]
“We start with some fundamental principles about what health care ought to be: It ought to be universal. It ought to be high-quality. It ought to be affordable to the end-user. It ought to be accessible. And in every one of those areas, I think we are failing dramatically.” [The Week in Health Law, October 28]
“The unnamed doctor in Satel’s article was an employee of Purdue, according to an unpublished draft of the story. The study Satel cited was funded by Purdue and written by Purdue employees and consultants. And, a month before the piece was published, Satel sent a draft to Burt Rosen, Purdue’s Washington lobbyist. . .” [STAT, November 19]