Government Pharmaceutical Promotion 
Mad in America
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Doctors became hypnotized by the appearance of “science”, even if the literature they consulted was essentially pharmaceutical advertising. Such optimism would be disappointed by dwindling pharmaceutical progress in the later half of the century. When medications did cause harm, the doctors were completely blind to it.
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
Published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), 30+ prominent figures called on the UK government to acknowledge the evidence that antidepressants are no better than placebos for most patients and to increase funding of social and psychological interventions while decreasing drug prescriptions.
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Work Life
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
The Japanese government first expressed support for a shorter working week in 2021, after lawmakers endorsed the idea. A recent government white paper on “karoshi,” the Japanese term that in English means “death from overwork, said Japan has at least 54 such fatalities a year, including from heart attacks.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 20, 2023
For Part 2, we will be covering reader questions on pharmaceutical marketing and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? What Mad in America can do is keep on promoting and publishing this information.
Mad in America
DECEMBER 13, 2023
You sent some great questions and on this and our next podcast, we will be talking with Bob about Mad in America, the biopsychosocial model, the history of psychiatry, pharmaceutical marketing, and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. It is, though, largely funded by the government.
Workplace Insight
JULY 5, 2024
Exploring Career Paths in Epidemiology for Public Health Graduates Epidemiologists are crucial in public health, investigating disease patterns and causes to mitigate health crises and promote better practices. These professionals are in demand across healthcare providers, research institutions, pharmaceutical firms, and governmental bodies.
Mad in America
OCTOBER 10, 2023
With the explosion of more and more drugs in cabinets across the country, more and more children are dying—but still, pharmaceutical companies push their products, leading to yet more drugs and yet more deaths. Unlike the pharmaceutical industry, in our village community the pain of losing a single child was felt by all.
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