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The Sanctity of the Patient-Physician Relationship

Medical care is always best when the patient-doctor relationship is maintained and secure.

Sep 1 •

Government Belligerence Isn't the Answer to Fixing Healthcare

I've written here often on how government oversight of medical areas goes wrong, whether it's committees to reduce maternal mortality or how to keep…

Aug 25 •

C-Section or VBAC?

Several hundred years ago, having a C-section meant almost certain death for the mother because there was a common belief that a uterine incision could…

Aug 19 •

Acetaminophen and Liver Failure

In my second day of medical school, back in 1973, a doctor explained to us the difference between a therapeutic dose of a medication and a lethal dose…

Aug 11 •

Vaccine Hesitancy

I do not want to get into an argument about whether you should or should not get COVID vaccinations.

Aug 5 •

Reasonableness Aristotle Style

I have spent a lot of time contemplating what has turned our culture from one in which topics could be discussed, acknowledgment could be made for parts…

Jul 29 •

U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate is Not Really Decreasing—Data Selection Has Changed

I’ve often written in my Substack posts about the inexcusable rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. So it surprised me to find a National Public Radio…

Jul 22 •

Florida's New Advanced Birthing Centers and C-sections

Roni Rabin, a reporter on healthcare issues for The New York Times, recently wrote about the new law in Florida allowing the establishment of “Advanced…

Jul 15 •

Rural Doc Alan

Please join me in reminiscing about the changes we face today as physicians.

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