I Thought Medicine Would Continue to Stand for Excellence. I was Wrong.
Receiving notice that Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the medical school honor society, is changing its criteria for nomination from achievement,
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
Receiving notice that Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the medical school honor society, is changing its criteria for nomination from achievement,
Continue readingThere are many reasons drug prices in the U.S. are higher than in other Western nations. A factor is that
Continue readingDespite the warnings in 2018 that federal healthcare spending was both unsustainable and in large part responsible for the yearly
Continue readingWhy was perhaps the greatest challenge so far of the 21st century, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, handled so that millions of
Continue readingIn contradistinction of our fundamental belief that, “All men are created equal”, we accept inadequate education for millions of children
Continue readingIt has taken three-quarters of a century, but our indirect healthcare payment system has developed into an impersonal factory style
Continue readingThe results of the 2017 and 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exams were shockingly disappointing. The results post
Continue readingWith the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic critical questions were NOT asked. What demographic is most susceptible to serious complications?
Continue readingOn August 28, 2021, I published on these pages, Waiting for a Sensible Approach to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: How Long Will
Continue readingOn T.V. news every day are vivid depictions of incredible cruelty and barbarism in Ukraine by the unprovoked invading Russian
Continue readingToday’s Olympics are a far cry from its ancient origins. In ancient Greece, athletic competitions among well-paid prized athletes took
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Continue readingThe Center for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), the nation’s premier public health agency, has recently come under criticism for
Continue readingOn December 27, 2021, I published on Authentic Medicine, A Holiday Wish: The Return of Higher Education as an Asset to
Continue readingThere is little doubt that the future of our or any nation largely depends on the wellbeing of its children,
Continue readingSisyphus, the tyrant king of Corinth in Greek mythology, was punished by the gods for his cruelty. His curse was to
Continue readingPerhaps the finest holiday gift our nation could receive would be that all university presidents and boards of directors/regents live
Continue readingWhat thinking is behind the federal government fighting tooth and nail to maintain its vaccine mandates despite courts findings that
Continue readingWhat is publicly announced by organizations frequently does NOT reveal the real purpose. The American College of Physicians (ACP) was founded
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Continue readingCongress creates large costly programs as a finished product with no follow-up for unintended consequences, cost, or effectiveness. The Patient Protection
Continue readingAs part of the approximate $800 billion 2009 federal stimulus package, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
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