ON ALL THINGS RELATED TO HEALTH AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Do you want to learn about the forces that shape our healthcare system? Would you like to be able to make more informed choices about your health? Do you want to become healthier and happier? Read on and join the conversation!
6/2/13 – Evolution may have been wise in programming us all to avoid pain (given the survival advantage it clearly provides), but one important “unintended” consequence of that programming is that we…Read More
1/1/12 – I often wish I could snap my fingers and make people do what I want. I wish I could speed up the pace at which I achieve my goals and…Read More
12/26/10 – This last summer, my wife and I had a fight. As with many fights between married couples, the surface issue was inconsequential but housed an important issue underneath. I’d accidentally…Read More
1/24/10 – I’m the eldest of four boys. In 2002, my second-youngest brother and his wife announced they were going to have a baby. The news absolutely floored me. This would be…Read More
10/4/09 – Years ago, a hulk of a man came to see me with a lump in his neck. He was as big as the lump was small, standing at least six…Read More
7/26/09 – When I was a resident, I was given the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars designed to improve my teaching skills. In one discussion group the discussion leader…Read More