Carb only diet experminet

Ribeye for breakfast, pork chops for lunch, roast for dinner: It sounds like a meat-loving foodie’s dream, right? Take my word for it. Meanwhile, the average American woman in her 20s eats almost grams per day of just grains, not even including other carb-heavy foods. Why did I do this? In the fall of ,… Read More »

UnitedHealthcare spurns Gilead’s newer PrEP drug Descovy as Truvada generic looms: report

UnitedHealthcare has a history of limiting HIV drug costs, including offering cash incentives to patients who opt for low-priced regimens. Now, in a potentially major blow to HIV giant Gilead Sciences, the insurer has set its eyes on one of the California drugmaker’s new therapies. Gilead’s new HIV PrEP option, Descovy, will no longer be covered… Read More »

Health claim on tapeworm diet

A few years ago there was claim company who put out sure-fire diet pills, guaranteed to lose weight in no time. Once tzpeworm proglottids containing the eggs have passed to the outside environment through the feces, the outer tapeworm dissolves leaving just eggs. I saw a tapeworm on Oprah the other diet, and they can… Read More »

A letter to 2020 interns

Congratulations on becoming PGY-1s! Truthfully, most memories of the times around my internship at Rush Medical College in 1991 are a blur. For example, I cannot recall the popular songs, who won the Super Bowl, or even the model of car I drove. However, as clear and crisp as if it was yesterday, I remember… Read More »