How the family doc became a drug enforcement agent

Roger McFillin

Remember when your family doctor was actually your doctor? That quaint historical period when physicians made independent medical judgments instead of reading from pharmaceutical scripts? When they looked at you as a unique human being rather than a collection of compliance metrics needing correction?

Those days are gone.

Today’s primary care physician is something entirely different—a pharmaceutical compliance officer with a prescription pad, a corporate protocol to follow, and overlords tracking their every move. They’ve transitioned from healers to hustlers, from medical professionals to medication pushers, from trusted advisors to glorified drug dealers with better parking. I recently...

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Promising new drug helps immune cells destroy some cancers without surgery

CBS Evening News

This year, more than 2 million people will get the news that they have cancer -- but there is new hope in the battle against the disease. Dr. Jon LaPook has more on the results of a just-released study on immunotherapy that shows promising results in treating certain types of cancer.

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