Active Learning: Find the medical subversion
Today, I am launching a new blog heading called "Active Learning." I'm ripping off the idea from a requirement we had in college wherein...
Review: "People with Minor Injuries are Increasingly Getting CT Scans." - NPR
Nancy Shute published this article for NPR on 1/19/2016 http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/01/19/463591099/people-with-minor-i...
Q: "Did you hear what Martin Shkreli said?"
This question was posed to me by a friend. My answer: "of course I did." His response: "that guy's an asshole." My response: "maybe,...
Review: "Debate Sharpens Over Single-Payer Health Care, But What Is It Exactly?" - NPR
This was a post by Julie Rovner on 1/22/2016 in collaboration with Kaiser Health News. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/01/2...
Q: "Am I crazy?"
This is a question I'm asking myself as I sit in a coffee shop this morning, looking for ways to get the message about this ambitious...
Q: "Do you have your confirmation number?"
This was the question I was asked by the front desk staff of a hotel nestled amongst the goliaths of the Texas Medical Center. Last...
Review: "Would Paying Your Doctor Cash Up Front Get You Better Care?" - NPR
This article, posted on NPR by Shefali Luthra on Jan 13, 2016 discusses "direct primary care." My main concern about this article is its...
Review: "Why Employers' Incentives for Weight Loss Fall Flat with Workers" – NPR
Michelle Andrews' article in NPR/Kaiser Health News is worth a quick read, and here are a few major takeaways I got from it. First,...
Q: Why can't doctors just leave?
This is a follow-up post to my review of The New York Times article today. In a nutshell, we can leave. But it's a painstaking process...
Review: "Doctors Unionize to Resist the Medical Machine" – The New York Times
This was a story written by Noam Scheiber and published by the New York Times today. The author describes a common situation: physicians...