The Doctor Is In

I’ve been working on several posts, which had been taking longer than expected — especially a post on euthanasia, which is beginning to look like another multi-part series. I hope to start getting some of these up in the near future.
In the meantime, a link from Glenn Reynolds hooked into something I’ve been ruminating on […]

A recent article in the Archives of Internal Medicine about using the PSA (prostate specific antigen) for screening for prostate cancer has garnered the attention of some of the medical blogosphere, including Kevin, MD and MedPundit. The full article requires subscription, so I have not been able to read the whole thing, but the gist […]

The struggle of dealing with serious complications as a physician and surgeon, and the response of faith.

I’ve been following in pained silence the saga of Medpundit and her transition to an EMR (electronic medical record). If it’s any comfort to her, I feel her pain.
The computerization of medical records has been the Holy Grail of medicine for many years now, the answer to all manner of problems in health care delivery. […]

Milton Friedman, in his influential work Free to Choose, puts forth the premise that restrictions on medical licensure and the numbers of physicians in training by the AMA is one of the principal reasons for spiraling health care costs and diminishing quality. In a truly free health care market, the consumer would be free to […]