Doctors are not actually treating illness but instead doing their best to simply manage it, a completely broken philosophy of care. I have been reading a lot lately about jobs. The lack therein, the shortage of jobs, seems to be a current theme in some healthcare professions. The second concern I have seen most recently is the trading of senior employees for a cheaper newbie … Continue reading The Demise of the Purple Cow

One 6/25/18 the FDA approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) [CBD] oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients two years of age or older. The significance of this approval is that it is the first FDA-approved drug that contains a drug substance derived from marijuana. CBD is a chemical component of the … Continue reading FDA approves first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat epilepsy