Ten OTC Medication Myths

The life and wallet you save could belong to you. Or a friend.

Only drugs that are…

The MCOL Blog —DME: A Modest Proposal

By Laurie Gelb, April 18, 2012

Why Do Many Approved Treatments Turn Out to Be Dangerous?

The real question is, “risky for whom.”

“I’m always forgetting to take my pills.”

Is forgetting really the problem?

COVID-19: who’s at the most risk?

To “flatten the curve,” we should remember who’s in it.

This group is getting most of the publicity: People who are obese, and/or have diabetes, heart disease, asthma, COPD, cancer, kidney disease, smoke, or…

Health, Infomercials & You

When “information” is intended to persuade, it becomes something else.

Five Assistive Technology Myths

Often, you’re your own best technician.

Equity at the end of life

Every “health care consumer” has a human right to die in peace.

Ellen [not her real name] came to the ER septic, via ambulance, with no advance directives. Her daughter didn’t know what she didn’t know, but…

Giving Children Their Medications

The courage of your conviction and the power of choice go a long…

The MCOL Blog — Coming Down from Cyberchondria, part I

By Laurie Gelb, June 1, 2011