Quote of the Century: Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which
Continue readingAnyone with half a brain knows very well that sodas contain a lot of sugar. And consuming a lot of
Continue readingPeople are bothered that I hammer the AMA or the AAFP or the ACP but I really don’t care. They
Continue readingI was just blown away when I read this article the Wall Street Journal. It is such a perfect example
Continue readingIn 1999, the Institute of Medicine launched a movement towards improving the quality of patient care by publishing a document
Continue readingHey, does this sound familiar? Just up the road from King Doug in Lynchburg, another Direct Primary Care spark has
Continue readingIn the liner notes for the live album “Song Remains the Same”, Led Zeppelin is on their touring plane, watching
Continue readingGet ready for your mind to be boggled before your second cup of morning coffee. I haven’t had the time recently
Continue readingThe agent told me to stand in front of the desk, and held my I.D. up next to my face
Continue readingIn 1628, the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus commissioned the construction of a massive warship, the Vasa, to contend for
Continue readingOf the articles I’ve read to dissect and rip over the past few years, this one has left me sadder,
Continue readingThe summer is right around the corner and the transition of medical students and residents are upon us. For some
Continue readingDoesn’t it seem that every time you turn around you read something negative in the paper or see something bad
Continue readingI was recently sent this article about a longtime pediatrician who is finally retiring. It is nice that the newspaper
Continue readingThis article was recently emailed to me by a loyal reader: Doug, you might appreciate this article. Just one more
Continue reading“…you could, in time, develop into the flower of our calling–the cultivated general practitioner. May this be the destiny
Continue readingAfter ten years I decided to shut down the Placebo Journal. In memory of this I am keeping a
Continue readingThe Wall Street Journal did a nice piece about how a small California hospital is cranking out the back surgeries
Continue readingWelcome. Many of you have come to this site because your local paper put out an Associated Press article about
Continue reading