DEA Shuts Down Telehealth Ketamine Prescriber
A prolific telehealth prescriber of sublingual ketamine, Scott William Smith, MD, has shut down his practice as of Wednesday after losing his ability to prescribe controlled substances. The closure drew an outpouring of frustration from abruptly cut-off patients, as well as questions about the long-term feasibility of online access to controlled substances. According to an […]
Opinion | ‘Everybody Is a Little Bit Anxious’: What We Heard This Week
“Everybody is a little bit anxious, and they are watching this.” — William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, on a study showing mammal-to-mammal transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a mink farm in Spain. “We know that alcohol-based hand sanitizer kills more bugs than hand-washing removes.” — Janet Glowicz, PhD, […]
Discovered: 150-year-old platypus and echidna specimens that proved some mammals lay eggs
Jars of tiny platypus and echidna specimens, collected in the late 1800s by the scientist William Caldwell, have been discovered in the stores of Cambridge’s University Museum of Zoology. At the time of their collection, these specimens were key to proving that some mammals lay eggs — a fact that changed the course of scientific […]
Opinion | Should Surgeons Have a Mandatory Retirement Age?
On July 1, 1928, William J. Mayo, MD, a very highly regarded surgeon and co-founder, along with his brother, Charles, of the fabled Mayo Clinic, operated on a patient like he had done on many occasions in his career. Afterward, he returned to his office and announced to his secretary that he had performed his […]