Is Gastric Bypass the Right Choice?
Bariatric surgery, including gastric bypass surgery, has become a popular remedy for…
Measles Vaccine: A Right to Refuse Treatment
It’s been amusing to watch Rand Paul, a doctor, trying to ‘clarify’…
What’s the Cause of Chronic Abdominal Pain?
I see patients with abdominal pain every day. Over my career, I’ve…
Should Your Doctor Consider Medical Costs?
This blog is devoted to an examination of medical quality. Cost-effectiveness is…
High Drama in an Ambulatory Surgery Center
A few days before I wrote this, a patient had a complication…
Governors Mandate Ebola Quarantine
Who says that bipartisanship is dead? Just recently, Governors Cuomo and Christie…
Is Hepatitis C Treatment Cost-Effective?
One catch phrase in health care reform is cost-effectiveness. To paraphrase, this…