They didn’t shut us down. Just need some time off. Tweet
You Make Up the Results
by Douglas Farrago MD • • 3 Comments
In these times of bastardized science, I give you two charts that have NOTHING to do with each other. Now, show me you can be as biased or inappropriate as the media (both sides) to make up a conclusion. Coincidence? Correlation? Causation? You be the judge. Tweet
A New Strawman: Why Nurse Practitioners Are Pivotal in Health Equity Work
by Robert Duprey MD • • 6 Comments
Health equity is the new strawman argument. This article has been floating around social media recently. The article title initially drew my attention because of some key words that seemed to be strategically placed: nurse practitioners (NPs), pivotal, health equity. At first glance, it seems somewhat noble. I mean, who doesn’t want health equity. But then…
Thank You Sir, May I Have More (Bulls**t)?
by Natalie Newman MD • • 14 Comments
When I was a child in the ‘70’s, there was a very popular series on the air called, “Emergency!”. It revolved around Gage and DeSoto, two paramedics associated with the fictional Fire Station 51 and Rampart General Hospital ER. In the ER was Dr. Brackett the ER physician, Dixie McCall, the head nurse, and Dr.…
It’s No Secret
by John Hayes, Jr., MD • • 0 Comments
It’s no secret. I’m a play junkie. If I don’t go outside and play, regularly, I get cranky, stale. Daily work becomes harder, stiffer, less fluid. You probably are the same. But maybe it’s been far too long since you let yourself find out. We’ll here’s a whole new reason to go play. People love…
To Peace (Professionally)
by Pat Conrad MD • • 5 Comments
While some physicians are genuinely interesting people with outside interests who know how to live, laugh, and tell a dirty joke, way too many remain nerdy, navel-gazing, self-important twerps. So it’s no surprise when a medical publication becomes a guidebook for celebrating one’s inner sanctimony, and trying to pass it on to those who might otherwise…
Quote of the Week: Oprah Winfrey
by Douglas Farrago MD • • 1 Comment
“I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.” Oprah Winfrey Tweet
Health Insurance Companies: The Hidden Virus
by Adil Manzoor DO • • 8 Comments
Where should I even start? Should I start with the stories of Dr. Salerno, Dr. Wassef, or the hundreds of other doctors that health insurance giants are dropping? Or should I start by highlighting how these insurance giants are monopolizing healthcare? Or maybe how these companies are growing in profit while medically underserved regions and…
Six Negative PCR Nasal Swabs. Four Antibody Tests Negative. Still COVID19 Positive?
by Douglas Farrago MD • • 11 Comments
I am going to try and be nonjudgmental here. In this WSJ article, they describe a woman who in March had “a postnasal drip, shortness of breath and diarrhea. Over time, her symptoms have multiplied and gotten worse, including continued shortness of breath, lung and back pain, cognitive issues, a racing heart beat, facial numbness,…
Peanuts Anyone? Are Primary Care Physicians Underpaid: New study Suggests the Answer is Yes!
by Robert Duprey MD • • 2 Comments
Overworked and underpaid is so cliché, but what makes it interesting in this case is that according to the article it appears to be true. This article describes how 19 specialties rank in terms of salary compared to annual revenue generated. What defines underpaid anyway? For that matter, what defines being overpaid? I personally don’t think any…