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    Recently, there has been a large increase in therapies to change the gender of pubescent girls.  Gender Dysphoria in ages

We are entering an existential period for the soul of medicine. For centuries medicine stood for a meritocracy by which

There are many reasons drug prices in the U.S. are higher than in other Western nations. A factor is that

When I’m not busy forwarding “ABFM Certification Reminders” to my junk folder, I catch glimpses of what is going on

 On August 28, 2021, I published on these pages, Waiting for a Sensible Approach to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: How Long Will

The Center for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), the nation’s premier public health agency, has recently come under criticism for

On December 27, 2021, I published on Authentic Medicine, A Holiday Wish: The Return of Higher Education as an Asset to

Sisyphus, the tyrant king of Corinth in Greek mythology, was punished by the gods for his cruelty. His curse was to

What is publicly announced by organizations frequently does NOT reveal the real purpose. The American College of Physicians (ACP) was founded

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Congress creates large costly programs as a finished product with no follow-up for unintended consequences, cost, or effectiveness. The Patient Protection

As quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Senator Elizabeth Warren said during a recent Senate Finance hearing discussing intellectual property

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No one thinks that doctors shouldn’t initially sit for a board certification.  We just think the MOC or Maintenance of

If you haven’t heard, the AMA came out opposing the whole process of the MOC.  Amazing, right?  Well, let me

Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist  practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in