A repository for my thoughts, musings, and experiences
A repository for my thoughts, musings, and experiences
Healthcare information provided by the federal government is now unreliable as a result of the political influence of President Trump.
Here is a list of public health organizations who provide free evidence-based medical information.
A graph is worth 1,000 words. Unfortunately, the public rarely sees the most interesting scientific graphs. Here are 2 dozen interesting graphs about longevity.
If Massachusetts politicians continue accepting the status quo, the health of many Massachusetts residents will assuredly decline, and worse.
Massachusetts Must Prioritize Health Over Supreme Court Edicts Read »
I retired early from the profession I loved because the devolution of the healthcare system made it impossible for me to provide care to my patients in a manner which met my standards. Unfortunately the resultant “moral injury” left me leery of again getting involved with our healthcare system.
Federal judges must be forced to prioritize the health of society ahead of their unhealthy anti-abortion and pro-gun policies. There is a path forward but Blue State Governors must act now!
Governors Must Prioritize Health Above the Supreme Court’s Unhealthful Edicts Read »
If we hope to improve the healthcare of all Americans we must redirect funding away from the CHIPHIT complex and toward entities that prioritize a high quality, low cost, egalitarian healthcare system.
There are policies which will reduce gun deaths and there is a way to implement these changes, at least for the residents of the Blue States, but it requires us to treat the US Supreme Court as a judicial-political entity.
Obesity is a disease, it is not a result of a failure of will power. We have good therapies that induce significant weight loss and improve overall health.
The decision to remain unvaccinated inflict avoidable healthcare and economic costs on Massachusetts’ vaccinated residents and economy. It is time to make the unvaccinated pay their fair-share.
Covid-19 “Fair-Share” Healthcare Surcharge for the Unvaccinated Read »
Our medical offices are now antiseptic, devoid of educational material and humanity and this adversely impacts a physician’s ability to provide medical care.
A Physician’s Exam Room Should Be Educational and Inviting Read »
The US is progressively falling behind other countries on COVID-19 vaccination rates. My patients tell me the reason is…
Why Patients Refuse the Covid-19 Vaccination – It’s Political, Mostly Read »
Physicians teach their patients the science they must understand to enable them to make informed healthcare decisions. Is it not also a physician’s responsibility to explain the science underlying public health policy and the connection between political choices, public health policies, and their health and longevity?
Governors of the Blue States should create the “Blue State Domestic Ambassador for the Coronavirus Pandemic” to implement a mutually agreeable, multi-year, Blue State Coronavirus Mitigation Plan predicated on Blue-State ethos.
The Blue State Domestic Ambassador for the Coronavirus Pandemic Read »
My hospital has asked its physician to volunteering to take care COVID-19 patients. For many reasons, this request is both problematic and necessary…
A Physician’s Dilemma During the Coronavirus Pandemic Read »
The COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the US economic inequity problem and threatens the viability of our healthcare system, a solution…
Healthcare As a Role Model for An Equitable Solution to our COVID-19 Inequity Problem Read »
If we hope to create a healthcare system that is sustainable and meets the needs of all members of our society…
Physicians are required to prescribe a medication whose risk/benefit ratio they may not be able to fully assess or have never used….
Is Your Physician Prescribing the Best Medicine for You? Read »
As our capitalism based healthcare system is not fiscally sustainable nor efficient, we need to explore alternative options…
It Is Time to Impose Price Caps on our Healthcare System Read »
Why do I eat at 9 PM even though I just finished dinner…
Pharmacist should be legally mandated to disclose the lowest possible price of a prescription to the patient during every transaction…
Pharmacists Should Be Required to Inform Patients of the Least Expensive Purchasing Option Read »
Electronic Health Records are the prime cause of physician dissatisfaction with our health care system because these systems were designed to maximize billing revenue and with little regard for the needs of the physician user. Here are 40 suggestions to improve the functionality of EHRs…
Forty Features Which Should Be in All Electronic Health Records including Epic & Cerner Read »
We can continue as a unified and polarized nation which is incapable of addressing the problems that face our society or…
