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Surgery – The Ultimate Placebo

Surgery – The Ultimate Placebo

by Dr Skeptic | Jun 24, 2016 | Surgery, The Practice of Medicine

This will be a test of how unbiased I am. Writing a review of my own book (regardless of any bias) seems like shameless self-promotion, but what the hell, it’s better than just saying “Hey, I wrote a book”. In Surgery, the ultimate placebo Professor...
My Right Foot: Predicament Versus Illness

My Right Foot: Predicament Versus Illness

by Dr Skeptic | Jul 24, 2015 | Medical Tests, Musculoskeletal, The Practice of Medicine

My right foot hurts. It hurts in the middle, underneath, but not all the time, and only when I walk or take any weight on it, especially when I get up in the morning, when it becomes difficult to walk. It has been hurting on and off since I did an 80km trek three...
The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage Or Nemesis?

The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage Or Nemesis?

by Dr Skeptic | Oct 25, 2014 | Children's Health, General Health, The Practice of Medicine

A book review on the over-rated role of modern medicine. Title: The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage or Nemesis? (1979) Author: Thomas McKeown Publisher: Basil Blackwell, Oxford In a book that is often grouped with Effectiveness and Efficiency (Cochrane) and Limits to...
Book Review: The Great Cholesterol Myth

Book Review: The Great Cholesterol Myth

by Dr Skeptic | Aug 23, 2013 | General Health, Heart Disease, Medical Tests, Pharmaceuticals, The Practice of Medicine

There is nothing I like more than finding out that something that has been widely believed for decades is wrong. The cholesterol myth fits the pattern of so many items in my blog: it sounds good, it superficially makes sense, and there is a biologically plausible...
Don’t Just Do Something – Stand There

Don’t Just Do Something – Stand There

by Dr Skeptic | Mar 25, 2013 | General Health, Medical Research, Medical Tests, The Practice of Medicine

This reversal of a commonly used phrase is a plea. A plea against the bias that leans doctors towards diagnosing and treating, even when the scientific evidence may not support it. Sure, it is expected that a doctor will diagnose and treat you, but sometimes there is...
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