Perspectives > > What We Heard This Week– Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today‘s press reporters
by MedPage Today Staff December 15, 2024
“We're putting Teflon in our mouth.”– Laurel Schaider, PhD, senior researcher at Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Massachusetts, talking about floss as an example of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) in daily items.
“The least you might do is let individuals understand that there might be heavy metals in items and make a requirement that they get checked.”– Michael White, PharmD, of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and the Global Kratom Coalition advocacy group, going over lead levels in kratom.
“Lesson is: brand-new bad headache, unlike any one which a client has actually had, is not typical and can declare disastrous repercussions if improperly detected or neglected.”– Issam Awad, MD, MSc, of University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, talking about star Jamie Foxx's stroke in 2023.
“Everyone's utilizing it currently for stroke, so they have no factor to go and get that sign.”– Dustin Spencer, PharmD, MBA, of Cardinal Health in Houston, on the stroke lytic tenecteplase surpassing alteplase at one big health center system.
“I might not discover a single one with independent scientific research study, with what we would think about genuine [evidence on] how the item was really doing something favorable.”– Michael Steinberg, PharmD, of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester, going over 8 popular over the counter supplements.
“Most health care experts believe [getting a Pap test] need to be simply part of somebody's regimen of remaining healthy, however lots of people discover that a huge obstacle to come over.”– Jessica Kingston, MD, of UC San Diego Health, on the brand-new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft suggestions for cervical cancer screening.
“We utilize this terms– ‘site-neutral' cuts– however I believe that's an incorrect equivalency, since there's absolutely nothing neutral about this.”– Beth Feldpush, DrPH, senior vice president of advocacy and policy for America's Essential Hospitals, going over site-neutral payments in Medicare.
