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From the archives of the Placebo Journal
Continue reading“Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.” Wendell Johnson
Continue readingYes, you read the title right. It turns out that when researchers compared the spending of 25,000 Florida physicians in 2000–2009
Continue readingThis WSJ article was only an “advice” piece on how to get out of debt. What they really showed, however,
Continue readingOne of the more entertaining reality TV families out there is the Brown family, the stars of Alaskan Bush People.
Continue readingSomehow I decided to tweet a response to the Commonwealth Fund. If you don’t remember, they are a left leaning
Continue readingI don’t consider myself an Obama hater. He seems like a nice guy to me. I just don’t like a
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Continue reading“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” Marcus Aurelius
Continue readingThe AAFP article starts with “A deadline is fast approaching that some family physicians literally can’t afford to miss.” I
Continue readingThe title in the WSJ goes as follows: Aetna’s Earnings Rise Amid Moderate Medical Costs. Remember Aetna is buying Humana so
Continue readingIn the latest AAFP Family Practice Management comes an attempt by Aaron Garmin, MD to modernize a 1948 article called the
Continue readingMSN is trying to tug on your heartstrings by pointing out that: Tens of thousands of people with modest incomes
Continue readingI told you my high deductible piece of crap health insurance plan is going up 30% next to $1395 a
Continue reading“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” Plato
Continue readingHere is the heading from the the AAFP e-newsletter: Increase in ED use may be linked to lack of primary
Continue readingI love the AMA Morning Rounds e-newsletter. It gives me so much fodder for this blog. Take this one, for example:
Continue reading“I was goin’ on to Arizona, maybe on to California Where the people all live so fine My momma says
Continue readingI saw this article which is suppose to show the training of doctors is so antiquated. I don’t buy it. It
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