The Panacea Cycle

With many medicines, we see what I call the panacea cycle. Something is found that cures something; everyone gets excited about it and starts prescribing it; it gets used everywhere, including inappropriately; the...

Open letter to American Medical Association

Dear American Medical Association:As somebody whose family includes a doctor, a nurse, and a dental assistant, I have had the predisposition to  have respect for medical practicioners. I have heard the horror stories, and I have read what people have had to...

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