To date, there exists no thermometer to measure vacillations in a person's mental health, which is a good thing for febriphobics, and generally speaking, neither acetaminophen nor ibuprofen can cure mental illness, especially if the diagnosis is pharmacophobia. Unlike a fractured bone or sinus...

This paper discusses the relationship between medical innovations and ageing from a health economics perspective and surveys empirical evidence on medical R&D incentives, R&D costs of pharmaceuticals, and the cost-effectiveness of health innovations. Particular focus is on the endogeneity of...

Abstract: Regelmäßig wird behauptet, in Deutschland gäbe es zu viele Ärzte, insbesondere zu viele niedergelassene Fachärzte. Namentlich die „doppelte Facharztschiene“ in Klinik und Praxis sei ein wichtiger Grund für Ressourcenverschwendung und Unwirtschaftlichkeit des deutschen...