Embracing Uncertainty: The Challenges of Medical Decision-Making

And advocates cannot understand why physicians fear universal health plans. They would have to orginate with Congress.

The Art of Diagnosing: Beyond Protocols and Guidelines

So let us celebrate our great advances in care, but remember that we must be willing to pay for these advances.

I am not ready to have virtual colonoscopy rather than the standard at this time (and yes I have already had a colonoscopy).

As I wrote yesterday, the only answer is personal responsiblity. The book’s author comes to the same conclusion.

The Republicans do make an important point. Some health care costs come because the patient has no incentive to consider costs.

I have cared for a number of patients who have had successful bariatric surgery. This is a major decision for patients.

The first ACE inhibitor – captopril – has a shorter half life than the rest of the available class, and thus is more difficult to use.

The moral: do regular cardio, wear proper shoes, and include leg-focused resistance training for overall health.

As flu season arrives, patients demand antibiotics for upper respiratory infections, but doctors hesitate due to concerns over viral vs.

This article makes some interesting points about when we should not use BMI and discusses a better indicator of disease risk – body fat.