It’s long past the time when we dealt with the industry that eats away at the heart of medicine. Let’s talk about it frankly and honestly. Death Pays Well Medical malpractice attorneys are in the business of profiting from death [1] [2] We all know that medicine is not perfect. We also know that sick … Read More
The murder of George Floyd has stunned the world. I have friends and followers from everywhere contacting me about it. They want to know how this could have happened in America- the land of “Liberty and Justice for All.” There is so much emotion regarding the murder that it will challenge us to move forward. It … Read More
How Works in Rural America’s Emergency Rooms I was a family doctor in a ridiculously small town for a while. Let’s call the town Blue Sky, USA. Blue Sky was far away from any city. It’s people were fine, hard-working, and conservative- a lot like you might expect in any rural community town in America. … Read More
Because of the new work rules, the residency had to give us two weeks off per year. As for the end-of-the-year holidays, we got a third week of vacation either before or after Christmas. Without that, even more of us would have quit or ‘cracked up’. Since the residents were the doctors for most patients, … Read More
Although it is theoretically possible that, if you quit one medical school, you could transfer to another school, in practical terms, that never happens If you did want to restart/transfer to another school here is what the student is facing: 1. Disprove the “can’t cut it” label that you acquired for quitting. 2. Convince your … Read More
Everybody has been financially ‘raked over the coals’ by the healthcare industry. The business practices and tactics that industry uses to get your money have cost some folks their life savings. Healthcare often takes money from you that it doesn’t deserve. It usually does so without delivering what you deserve. The Heart of a Doctor … Read More
It’s cliché that good family doctors are approachable and even friendly. Since your family doctor probably less formal (deliberately so), and she takes care of almost every issue no matter how mundane it may seem, you might think that what she does is easy, less sophisticated or less deliberate than what other doctor’s do. Nothing … Read More
The Revolution started with good intentions, but we lost our collective minds The advent of Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, etc. and the internet/social media phenomena was originally intended to augment our human reality not replace it. In a similar way, technology was intended to extend the vision and appreciation of medical doctors not replace, not … Read More
You may not be aware of it, but everybody knows someone living with Opioid Addiction. However, the breadth and depth of widely held fictions about the disease are breathtaking. I’m a doctor, but for years, I had ignorant views about these patients and their disease. It wasn’t until I started taking care of these patients, … Read More
