Ridiculous Study of the Week: Low Heart Rate
A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry suggests low resting heart rate—that is, less than or equal to 60 beats per minute—is
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry suggests low resting heart rate—that is, less than or equal to 60 beats per minute—is
Continue readingAs the number of doctors leaving independent practices increases, there has been more and more concern about the abuse they
Continue readingThe movie “Rocky IV” featured everyone’s plucky southpaw in an ideological proxy fight with evil communism, in the person of
Continue readingFrom the archives of the Placebo Journal.
Continue reading“Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise.” Harvey Mackay
Continue readingI found this from an AP article and I started to smile like the dude in the picture. The title
Continue readingPlease get the word out. The networks of doctors and hospitals you are allowed to go to are getting smaller
Continue readingThe answer is no. A study in a recent BMJ compared physician owned hospitals (POHs) with non-POHs on metrics around patient
Continue readingHere is another reason NOT to get into the habit of just trusting patients with the judicial use of their
Continue readingYou had better believe, we in medicine know funny. Health care hilarity runs the gamut from the more deliberately biting
Continue readingFrom the archives of the Placebo Journal. Enjoy and share.
Continue reading“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” Johnny Castle
Continue readingRecently I have heard the same quote on two different mediums (a book and a podcast) and it goes like
Continue readingThis is a quick one. I was tipped off about this article recently. It is two years old so I am
Continue readingI hear this all the time. If we had a single-payor system run by the government then everything would be
Continue readingAn article in Modern Healthcare has a great title that you will love. It’s called Healthcare Executive Pay Boom Driven
Continue readingThis is story is as interesting as it is crazy. It seems that Mercy Springfield Communities last week had been paying
Continue readingFrom the archives of the Placebo Journal. Enjoy and spread the word.
Continue readingWe are a very popular website. I am proud of that. Somehow, unfortunately, GoDaddy lost my list about six months
Continue reading“The problem with internet quotes is that you can’t always depend on their accuracy.” Abraham Lincoln, 1864.
Continue reading