June 2007

Trust

by Rob on June 7, 2007

in Being a Doctor

In our last meeting, my partner brought to the table a dietary supplement that he thinks has a fair amount of scientific merit. He has started recommending these to some of his patients and has even started taking them himself. Since he is not one to jump on bandwagons, his recommendation bears a good amount [...]

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Avandia and HRT

by Rob on June 6, 2007

in American Medicine

Dr. Nissen is going to be on CBS Nightly News tonight.  He gets to talk to Katie. In truth, I have nothing against Dr. Nissen himself, and my complaints are not about the man, or about the study he did.  My real complaints are against the practice of trying these issues in the public forum.  [...]

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Book Review: Sick

by Rob on June 2, 2007

in American Medicine

Title: Sick: The Untold Story of America?s Health Care Crisis?and the People Who Pay the Price Author: Jonathan Cohn Amazon Link: Click Here My Rating: 9 out of 10 Summary: This book summarizes the crisis in American Healthcare. It offers vignettes giving examples for the different areas where the current system is causing financial and/or [...]

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