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I got tipped off to this nugget in an email from a loyal reader: Hey Dr Doug, I thought you
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
I got tipped off to this nugget in an email from a loyal reader: Hey Dr Doug, I thought you
Continue readingIn 2012, hundreds of thousands of Facebook users were subjected to human experimentation without consent. Researchers manipulated users’ news feeds
Continue readingDrill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! You’re a god damn genius! The above quote is what came to my mind
Continue reading“Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.” William Arthur Ward
Continue readingIn any other business the golden rule has been that the customer is always right. Nowhere is that more UNTRUE
Continue readingHere is another shining example of brilliance in academia: A new study projects that large cities could see the number
Continue readingThe FDA is such a pain in the ass (pun intended) when approving new treatment modalities. Fecal transplants may be gross
Continue readingI appreciate you taking the lead on the sad state of the business of medicine. I feel that medicine is
Continue readingI dutifully went through the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Maintenance of Certification process, but on the day I was
Continue readingThe “fire problem” in the United States is out of control. Costs of firefighting have skyrocketed. A once volunteer operation,
Continue reading“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” Ralph
Continue readingJust watch and laugh.
Continue readingIt’s about 15 minutes long but here is a talk that I did about 4 or 5 years ago (though
Continue readingIt is like a runaway train. There are now 2.1 billion people in the world who are either overweight or
Continue readingI just read that the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wants Congress to continue bonus payments to primary care physicians,
Continue readingI’ve been collecting these for a while. They are a mixed bag – some are simply funny in the reading,
Continue readingOne of the many reasons I left outpatient medicine, except for a volunteer clinic where I get to spend as
Continue reading“The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be
Continue readingYour State Board of Medicine does not represent you. They represent the public. They are not your friend. You
Continue readingPer usual, I won’t go into detail on this study. That is for you to have fun with here. I
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