Primary Care Does Not Need To Be Expensive
Are you a frustrated patient because you get little time with your physician each visit? Are you a frustrated physician who would like to spend more time but can’t make…
I’m OK With Raffles for Fertility Treatment
Some fertility clinics are holding contests and raffles to win a free round of in vitro fertilization treatment, which is worth about $10,000 to $15,000. A Boston Globe article (Fertility…
Should Sedentary Lifestyle Be Considered a Medical Condition?
A sedentary lifestyle is a common cause of obesity, and excessive body weight and fat in turn are considered catalysts for diabetes, high blood pressure, joint damage and other serious…
Mood Mate: Great Mental Health App, Could We Get One Like It Stateside?
Sometimes the time for an app has just come. Sometimes the time for an app has just come.Launched on World Mental Health Day on October 10, a new mental health app…
Weight Loss and Exercise Fail to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes? A Skeptic Scoffs
TriceratopsPhoto CreditA theme woven throughout the Whistleblower blog is skepticism. I endorse and rely upon this in my medical practice and in my life. I admit that there were…
Mobile Health Around the Globe: OrraHealth Transcription Software Makes Transcription Easy
Orra Health is a digital transcription and a workflow management app from India, meant for US, UK andAustralian physicians. It includes a digital voice recorder,…
The Granny Plan: Healthy Food
It’s no surprise that Americans are tilting the scales in the wrong direction. We are straining our waistlines and health coverage beyond the limits.Unfortunately we live in a culture that…
Will Eating Chocolate Increase Your Chances For A Nobel Prize?
We all want to not only improve or cognitive function but to preserve it as we age. Certain dietary flavonoids improve cognition and these can be found in foods…
Delivering Collaborative Breast Cancer Care in the Oncology Medical Home
October is National Breast Cancer month and many supporters will be indulging in pink and racing for the cure. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), breast…
The Doctor Becomes The Patient: Lessons Learned From Wearing A Gown
Physicians are terrible patients. That fact is one of the few absolutes in medicine. I can remember developing an acute appendicitis as a medical student. I remember the fear, the…
