What in the world is Trump doing? In times of national peril, Americans rightly expect to hear at least some truth from our President. We even expect him to do what is best for America when it really counts. However, the information that Trump gives us about COVID-19 is intentionally false. It’s hard for us … Read More
Author: Jason Matthew Fish MD FAAFP
COVID-19 and the American healthcare system
This was a long time coming To some of us, it was obvious long ago that the American healthcare system was irretrievably broken. It was not a question of if it would catastrophically fail. The only question was when. Indeed, it is even clear that the way we go about fixing it is was completely … Read More
Common Questions and Straight Answers (Part 1)
Why has a “cold virus” become such a big problem? Here’s the short answer: It’s true that most people don’t die when they get sick. It mostly kills folks who are already a little sick, fragile, older-aged, and/or don’t normally get good healthcare. Because we didn’t prepare to protect our vulnerable citizens as we should … Read More
Words, Terms, Definitions
There is so much confusion surrounding COVID-19, that it’s hard to sort out fantasy from reality. In case you haven’t been hearing our national experts advise us on COVID-19, and/or you haven’t had time to talk to your doctor about it, I’ll answer some common questions: What is COVID-19? COVID-19 [1] is the name of … Read More
Opioids- Protect yourself from addiction
Before we get into the detailed discussion of the background and challenges associated with this crisis, we should first talk about what you need to do to protect yourself. The most important single thing you must do: understand and demand the proper treatment of pain. Otherwise, you might unnecessarily suffer. Much worse, if you and/or … Read More
They claim to have value, but at what cost?
After reading what I have to say, some self-serving and ill-informed people will complain. They’ll say things like: “…not every malpractice attorney is like that.” “Some doctors need to be punished.” “Who else is going to stick up for the poor victims of the small minority of greedy, negligent, or incompetent doctors?” “The economic impact … Read More
Fishism 1- Compassion without Compromise
“Every patient is the only patient. Everywhere. All the time.” I received the following inquiry regarding the first and most important principle of our healthcare revolution. I call it the first “Fishism.” Question: What does “only one patient every-time” mean if your poor or simply lower middle class? How would this work? Reply: All too … Read More
America is Our Home- Our New Mantra
Here is what’s on the mind of this, particular, American citizen: 1. I don’t want to hear one more person utter the words “America, love it, or leave it.” “Love it or leave it” is a shameful, condescending, dismissive, and manipulative demand for Americans to be UN-American. What it means is this: “don’t get involved,” … Read More
America- Let’s Talk about Our Patient
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Why it’s so hard to understand your doctor’s life
Everybody wants to know what it’s really like to be a doctor. However, it’s hard to get good information on the topic. That’s for at least two reasons: 1. The most common sources are not always accurate. Hollywood, publishers, and TV make their money by getting you to buy their stuff. The more sensational and … Read More