May 2014 – The Quackometer Blog

Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the mh-magazine domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/quack/public_html/blog/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121
May 2014 – The Quackometer Blog

Fooling Nature: How the Saatchi Bill Will Harm Medical Innovation

2nd May, 2014 10

Lord Saatchi is proclaiming his consultation into the new Medical Innovations Bill a resounding success with “a staggering 18,655 people” supporting his bill and “fewer than 100 were against it.”. Saatchi plans to use his Bill to sweep away a fear of litigatation and “defensive medicine” so that doctors can be free to try new treatments of the dying without fear of the courts. Last week I wrote about how I feared [read more…]