If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. Isaac Asimov brooddoctorfast Change image and share on social
Medical research in the twentieth century mostly takes place in the lab; in the Renaissance, though, researchers went first and foremost to the library to see what the ancients had said. Peter Lewis Allen ancientcenturyforemost Change image and share on social
My first vote was for a communist in east London when I was a medical student. But I've voted Tory, Labour and Lib Dem in my time. Robert Winston communistdemeast Change image and share on social
I was proud to share the stories of my friends at Georgetown Law who have suffered dire medical consequences because our student insurance does not cover contraception for the purpose of preventing pregnancy. Sandra Fluke consequencecontraceptioncover share on social
Fraudulent and improper payments have long bedeviled Medicare, a $466 billion program. In particular, payments for durable medical equipment, like power wheelchairs and diabetic test kits, are ripe for fraud. Charles Duhigg bedevilebilliondiabetic share on social
It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care. Paul Farmer accessadequatecare Change image and share on social
In the future, it's going to become more and more impossible for the economy to support how expensive medical care is and the number of sick people we have. Why don't we just get our population healthier so we don't need medical care? Joel Fuhrman careeconomyexpensive share on social
The Grameen clinics prove that a medical system 'for the poor' can be almost entirely self-supporting, and we hope we can make it fully self sufficient so we can expand it across Bangladesh. Muhammad Yunus bangladeshclinicexpand Change image and share on social
Here at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, we have genetically rearranged various viruses and bacteria as part of our medical research. In fact, we have been able to create entirely new types of DNA molecules by splicing together the genetic information from different organisms - recombinant DNA. James D. Watson bacteriumcoldcreate share on social
I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early '60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care. Ron Paul 60scareearly Change image and share on social