Q&A 9

Thanks again for the many comments and questions this week. You, the readers, make me think, keep me honest, and make this blog much better.

Possible heal for carotid artery disease

One should hesitate at developing too much enthusiasm from a newspaper report. We need to read the articles.

Q&A 8

Receiving these comments provides a great reward – it tells me that some readers really care about my rants. And that is a wonderful feeling!

Medical Discussions and Debates: Balancing Evidence and Practice

We all really no this (the we being physicians). This study confirms this important concept. We must continue to push this point.

Enhancing Patient Communication: The Key to Better Care

And every quality measure that Medicare uses is improving. Perhaps this care has good indications. Perhaps some testing occurs in response to the malpractice crisis.

On autism

As an internist, I know little about autism. Occasionally somone will ask me about it.

Medical Education Reform: Rethinking How We Train Future Physicians

We can only hope that precautions will allow containment of this infection. However, we are already in the 3rd wave and this could get worse.

Q&A 7

Thanks for the many excellent comments and questions. I hope some of these answers are helpful. And thanks for reading!!

Q&A 7

First, thanks for the comment, and I do understand your frustration. The object of your frustration is the insurance companies not the health care professionals.

When athletes die young

These are difficult medical decisions; these are difficult societal decisions. Screening for rare conditions costs significant dollars.