Comparative Effectiveness Research, Change Your Memories, and the Supersized Meal at the Last Supper

Is it possible to permanently change your memories? Maybe.

How much was consumed at the Last Supper? The food in famous paintings of the meal has grown by biblical proportions over the last millennium.

Canadian man faces either bankruptcy or death. After he went to the Mayo Clinic for surgery, the Alberta Cancer Board refused to pay for doses of the anti-tumor drug Avastin. (Hat tip to Linda Gorman.)

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  1. Tom H. says:

    I thought Canadian’s were suppose to get all essential health care without worrying about money. Isn’t that what Paul Krugman keeps saying?

  2. Paul H. says:

    I have some memories I would like to alter. Where do I sign up?

  3. Stephen C. says:

    Totally agree about comparative effectiveness. The purpose here is not to find out what works and what doesn’t. The purpose is to ration health care.

  4. Virginia says:

    Number one way to change memories from reality to fantasy: DENIAL