NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Full News Archive

• Headline: Challenges in Unregulated Buprenorphine Clinics. Impact: The chaos surrounding clinics and buprenorphine use may have inadvertently sparked a revolution in the healthcare debate, leading to stricter regulations and a subsequent surge in DIY health care solutions. Next up: a TikTok trend for self-diagnosing your ailments!. Fact: Did you know that unregulated clinics can sometimes have a more chaotic environment than a family reunion? At least in a family reunion, you know who the crazy aunt is!.
• Headline: Developing a Fax Machine to Copy Life on Mars. Impact: Venter's ambitious plans for a Martian fax machine could lead to an interplanetary bureaucracy, resulting in Earthlings having to fill out forms in triplicate just to send a postcard to Mars. Thanks, science—it’s like you've never heard of email!. Fact: Did you know that fax machines are still in use as a way to send documents securely? Because nothing says 'the future' like sending a document via a device that was outdated in the '90s!.
• Headline: Lesson Is Seen in Failure of Law on Medicare in 1989. Impact: The failure of the Medicare law in 1989 serves as a cautionary tale for lawmakers today. The resulting voter backlash led to a careful reconsideration of how to handle healthcare policies, ensuring that politicians would spend the next few decades trying to avoid the same pitfalls—mostly by making new ones. Fact: Did you know that Medicare was created in 1965, and here we are, decades later, still arguing about how to fix it? It's like a never-ending family drama, but with more paperwork and less popcorn!.