Month: March 2009

External link to Pecha Kucha New York

Pecha Kucha New York

Come hear all kinds of awesome speakers at Pecha Kucha NY on Monday…including me! What is Pecha Kucha? The idea of Pecha Kucha is simple: Invite a dozen creative professionals working across a variety of fields to present 20 slides for 20 seconds each on whatever topic the speaker pleases. This format keeps presentations concise, interest levels up, and gives more people the chance to … Continue reading Pecha Kucha New York

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH
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Free Knowledge: Which Drugs Aren’t Overpriced And Crappy?

Using the power of unbiased science to see which meds are the most cost-effective, Consumer Reports launched a new publication Best Drugs for Less this week. It’s amazing what you can come up with when you’re not in anyone’s pockets except your readers’. Free Knowledge: Which Drugs Aren’t Overpriced And Crappy? Continue reading Free Knowledge: Which Drugs Aren’t Overpriced And Crappy?

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

The AIG bonuses are the government’s fault

In the rush to put the bird-brained dinosaur on life support, were there no rational stipulations to these handouts? Here is $700 billion dollars, go crazy and, attaboy, continue doing what you’re doing? No, they simply handed them money without putting reasonable stipulations on that money. For example: No bonuses. Renegotiate the contracts if you want the money. Sorry, deal with it. Sell your corporate … Continue reading The AIG bonuses are the government’s fault

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH

The revolutionary forefathers were opposed to the form of government of their day. They were opposed to the social system of their time. They were denounced, they were condemned. But they had the moral courage to stand erect and defy all the storms of detraction; and that is why they are in history, and that is why the great respectable majority of their day sleep … Continue reading

Jay Parkinson, MD, MPH