I do think that we are an overmedicated society. Marcia Angell overmedicatedsociety Change image and share on social
The United States is the only advanced country that permits the pharmaceutical industry to charge exactly what the market will bear, whatever it wants. Marcia Angell advancebearcharge Change image and share on social
Health care is a need; it's not a commodity, and it should be distributed according to need. If you're very sick, you should have a lot of it. If you're not sick, you shouldn't have a lot of it. Marcia Angell carecommoditydistribute Change image and share on social
It's not just the right-wing crazies who oppose health reform. In addition, there are many sane Americans who worry about committing a trillion dollars to it. Marcia Angell additionamericancommit Change image and share on social
The pharmaceutical industry likes to depict itself as a research-based industry, as the source of innovative drugs. Nothing could be further from the truth. This is their incredible PR and their nerve. Marcia Angell basedepictdrug share on social
Drug companies say they need to charge ever-higher prices to cover their research costs, but they spend far less on research and development than they do on marketing and administration, and afterwards they actually keep more in profits. Marcia Angell administrationchargecompany share on social
Brand-name drugs have no competition, since the government grants them very long, exclusive marketing rights. Marcia Angell brandcompetitiondrug Change image and share on social
Just look at herbal remedies. It's essentially a throwback. It's saying you go to a plant and you mush it up and you stick it in the jar and you sell it and you eat it and it's going to cure what ails you. And that's the kind of stuff that people believed in the early 19th century. Marcia Angell 19thailbelieve share on social
When death is imminent and dying patients find their suffering unbearable, then the physician's role should shift from healing to relieving suffering in accord with the patient's wishes. Marcia Angell accorddeathdie Change image and share on social
Illness and death are not optional. Patients have a right to determine how they approach them. Marcia Angell approachdeathdetermine Change image and share on social
