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From the director … back to the future: a unique view of health reform
Opponents of President Obama's health reforms are not above misrepresenting the quality of health care in other countries. In my experience,...
Healthfacts, 07/01/09 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
From the director … the need for comparative effectiveness research
For the last several months I have been hard at work as a member of an Institute of Medicine committee charged by Congress with advising the...
Healthfacts, 05/01/09 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
From the director … doctors ignore computerized drug safety alerts
When it comes to improving patient safety it sometimes seems as if doctors can be part of the problem than part of the solution. Just how much part...
Healthfacts, 03/01/09 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
From the director … battle for quality information with all prescription drugs
A study recently released by the FDA found that the printed information handed to consumers when they pick up their prescription at the pharmacy...
Healthfacts, 01/01/09 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
From the director … new concerns about a class of drugs called biologics
The fastest growing class of new drugs in the U.S. is the so-called biologics. Although the first in this class of drugs was approved in 1982, most...
Healthfacts, 11/01/08 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
From the director … people want major changes in health care, survey shows
A recent Harris survey of how Americans view their health care should be required reading for policy makers of both political parties. The survey...
Healthfacts, 09/01/08 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
From the director … FDA fails to protect public once again
For an inveterate FDA watcher like me it's been an interesting spring. First, the agency's failure to police the safety of imported medical...
Healthfacts, 06/01/08 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
Letter to the president.
Levine notes that education has declined as a national priority. He appeals to the next U.S. president to champion quality education in America,...
Journal of Teacher Education, 05/01/08 by Levine, Arthur · More from publication -
Hospital patients still unsafe
It has been more than eight years since the Institute of Medicine issued its report, To Err is Human, describing the alarming epidemic of medical...
Healthfacts, 04/01/08 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication -
From the Director …
Health care has re-emerged as a top issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Not since the failed Clinton reform effort 13 years ago has the...
Healthfacts, 12/01/07 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication
