November 18th, 20190370The selection criteria, has changed a bit over the years but medicine still draws from the most intelligent members of society.
However, there are different types of...
November 4th, 20190331Many quotes are attributed to Albert Einstein. He may or may not have said them all. One that I suspect he said, or if not would be happy for it to be attributed, is...
October 21st, 20190477Here is a disturbing study finding. Breathing air has a 100% association with death. Every person who has died has breathed air during their lives. Clearly, we need...
October 7th, 20190999Here is a statement of the obvious. The only thing that we should inhale into our lungs is air. Interestingly, an observational study could conclude that there is a 100%...
September 23rd, 20190772The opioid crisis in the USA has entered the next phase. Purdue Pharmaceuticals, which manufactured OxyContin is looking towards Chapter 11 bankruptcy. An Oklahoma court...
September 9th, 20190534There is a fantastic quote by Mark Twain which says “To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. To the medical profession, every problem can look like...
August 26th, 20190724Much is made of the evidence base of modern medicine. It is certainly the case that many trials are done and that to bring a pharmaceutical to market requires trial...
August 12th, 20190687Some weeks one wonders if we are living in a Monty Python sketch. There has been the case of a person in Canada who identifies as a woman but has had no surgery,...
July 29th, 20190697According to an Executive Order by President Trump on July 10th 2019, “Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall...
The Practice of Medicine
