Atul Gawande’s Article in the June 1st New Yorker The Cost Conundrum asks why some hospitals “over utilize”: Sirovich asked doctors how they would treat a seventy-five-year-old woman with typical heartburn symptoms and “adequate health insurance to cover tests and medications.” Physicians in high- and low-cost cities were equally likely to prescribe antacid therapy and [...]
BBC Persia has an interview with Neda’s Fiance Kasamin Makan. I’ve linked to a translated version here. About the day of the incident, Mr. Makan said: “When the clashes were occurring, Neda was far away from the demonstrations, she was in one of the side alleys near Amir Abad. Thirsty and tired or being cooped [...]
Neda Agha Soltan. (Update via Ann Curry on twitter) A young Iranian girl named Neda is shot in the heart by Basij forces from a rooftop in Tehran. It was uploaded to YouTube on Saturday, June 20, 2009. From the YouTube user who originally posted the video: The murder of a young Iranian woman by [...]