Out With the Old and…You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me by Pat Conrad MD
For the record, I never liked Vivek H. Murthy, MD. He was and remains a collectivist political hack, hiding behind
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
For the record, I never liked Vivek H. Murthy, MD. He was and remains a collectivist political hack, hiding behind
Continue readingHold onto your hat. This was hyped by a British newspaper: Men are FOUR times more likely than women to
Continue readingFrom the late, great Placebo Journal
Continue reading“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” William Osler, physician (make sure
Continue readingGreat news for UnitedHealth! They are making some serious cash: Shares rose 2.3% as the company raised its annual revenue
Continue readingIn a new study in Health Affairs it was found that physicians log “an average of 3.08 hours on office visits
Continue readingHHS data shows 1800 large data breaches since 2009. This from the Health Data Management site: The health care sector
Continue readingNothings says Easter like a bunny looking MRI.
Continue readingOnce again I am bothered about this. This is ALL about creating confusion for the patient. It is a concerted
Continue readingBefore we move on…We all had an interesting exchange last week about the curious rise of “nurse doctors”, wherein one respondent referred
Continue reading“I am also wary of all earnestness.” Travis McGee, by John MacDonald
Continue readingNext time you are flying United Airlines as a physician and they announce there is a medical emergency and they
Continue readingOkay, we all have heard the screams and seen the video. The passenger being dragged off happened to be a
Continue readingA couple decades ago in med school, I passed a girl in the hall wearing a sweatshirt that proclaimed “Global
Continue readingHere is the shocking news: Obese adults between the ages of 25 and 64 are at least four times more
Continue readingFake news from the Placebo Journal
Continue reading“I need a nap.” Douglas Farrago MD, born on this day in 1965
Continue readingIn the article from the Health Affairs website called Physician Burnout Is A Public Health Crisis: A Message To Our Fellow
Continue readingYears ago, I read the story of a local town councilman who was arrested on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute.
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