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As we bid adieu to summer with the passing of Labor Day, may we ask, does working as a physician
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
As we bid adieu to summer with the passing of Labor Day, may we ask, does working as a physician
Continue readingFamily members are always asking, understandably, how long a dying loved one has, and we all give some variant of
Continue readingHah, I fooled you. No, no wait, keep reading! Authentic Medicine is not a politics site, and this is not a politics
Continue readingHonestly, this is not my fault. I look at our “Quote of the Week,” and see the furrowed, faux consternation of
Continue readingAs we collectively get to enjoy watching the Fall of Rome 2.0, the influence of utterly corrupt, often fatally stupid
Continue readingBeleaguered and fatigued physicians nationwide hit their foreheads in a collective “Doh!” last week after a brave pioneer in New
Continue readingAt this point, I see no logical reason why non-binary crystal therapy doulas cannot legitimately practice dermatology. This nurse has
Continue readingNow this is my idea of continuity of care, and a professional who went above (below?) and beyond. Succinctly, a nurse
Continue reading“It doesn’t mean I have to listen to some tree hugging, dirt munching Druid!” What the hell is the matter
Continue reading(Yes, yes, I know …the album cover is an anachronism, as am I) Last month I was fortunate to attend
Continue readingBy now you have probably heard of the story of the P.A. in NYC who got into a kerfuffle over
Continue readingIs there a clinical term for the sort of psychopathy wherein the perpetrator of a crime feels compelled to draw
Continue readingWe discuss medicine and whether it’s authentic in the context of an rapidly changing milieu of post-modern corporatist weirdness, as
Continue reading“A recent investigation by STAT News found that AI algorithms have influenced how Medicare insurers deny insurance to patients. In some
Continue reading“Your time is running out. We are ready to unleash our full power on you!” I know, it sounds like the
Continue readingIt’s always about control, ain’t it? You and I were taught to use a bunch of different pills for different complaints
Continue reading“It’s incredibly obvious, isn’t it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the
Continue readingWinston Churchill is reputed to have said, “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking
Continue readingIf you enjoy some moral outrage and righteous anger with your morning coffee (or if you’re just getting home and
Continue readingThe last time I visited Washington, D.C. (mercifully) was in 2005, lobbying against Bush ‘43’s “Free Drugs for Retiree Votes
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