Authentic Medicine

Anesthesiology(Keck/USC): The past 2-3 weeks have been active on Twitter regarding the toxic presence of private equity and corporate medicine

Sophia Thomas, NP is the immediate past president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She epitomizes what’s wrong

My father is 90 years old and has progressively worsening dementia. He lives with his wife who is still working

Those who forego the covid vaccine are portrayed as uninformed, stupid, evil or –even worse– Trump supporters.  According to the Economist–

TGIF.

But whatever you do, take neither yourselves nor your fellow-creatures too seriously. There is tragedy enough in our daily routine,

If one takes a close look at all the “good” and “bad” that happen in the world it is possible

It’s been more than 25 years since smartphones made their first primitive appearance. Now they have irreversibly become part of

A discussion came up in our Surgery Center one day when a nurse, who normally works in a Plastic Surgeon’s

Here’s a really great video discussion about what happens when you replace physicians. One of the most important elements of

Okay, so this story sort of makes my point.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m an ideologue, a very definite, strong-willed,

Somehow this is the Mayo Clinic’s attempt to equate physicians and NPs/PAs. Can they devalue our education and training even

As cognitive dissonance goes, this is a classic. President Biden’s explicit policy goal is to reduce U.S. oil and gas

Care is now boilerplate with pre-printed protocols.  Thought is removed.  Google search the movie “Idiocracy” and “Hospital scene” for a

VIPs. Very Important Persons I hated it when office staff said “We have a VIP coming in today”.My eyes would

We face a unique challenge in our nation. As our technological age advances with the skills required for employment increasing, our

Hey, let’s design a healthcare system backward. Let’s make an EHR based on billing and covering the doctor’s ass. Sounds

I have a quote.  It’s from John Oliver: Cigna, a company whose logo is a cartoon man standing in a