Heard a few interesting news bits I heard on the radio while stuck in traffic:
- It’s the time of year for plastic surgery. People like to book their surgeries around this time because they have time off from work to recover. Plastic surgery is becoming a major gift item but there’s still something of a taboo for a man to give the gift of plastic surgery to his wife or girlfriend. It can be considered insulting, apparently.
- At Tulane University in New Orleans, the school is laying off staff at the medical center but reaffirming its commitment to Division I sports
- The New England Journal of Medicine accuses Merck of omitting three heart attacks among Vioxx patients in a key 2000 study
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I wonder if folks are also looking for ways to use up “leftover” FSA money (not every company elected to install the “roll-over” option).
“All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.
And a perky little nose.
And a little tummy tuck.”
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The Tulane stuff is really outrageous. I heard that they were layign off clinical faculty; I didn’t hear that they were putting a ton of money into sports.