retired doc's thoughts

It was only a matter of time before someone published an article using a different meta-analytic technique from that used in the now famous...

An article that can be found here suggests that my prediction that not too far down the road primary care will be delivered mainly by ...

The weather is not supposed to be hot for the Chicago marathon which is held in October. This year it was hot and so hot that things seemed...

Primary care providers-at least those with a M.D. degree- are seemingly moving along a path leading to extinction. In The Covert Rationing B...

The Covert Rationing Blog's author DrRick uses the phrase "Once-proud,once ethical" to refer to the medical profession. I ce...

A large international study from Leiden attempts to answer some of the questions regarding venous thrombosis in air travelers and is availab...

DB 's MEDICAL RANTS recent comments about the need to consider the potential "side effects" of health policy decisions stimul...

How does one apply the results of even the very best designed and executed randomized clinical trials (RCT) to the individual patient? I gue...

Here is a link to comments about the new GOLD COPD guidelines and here are the guidelines. Even with references it is only a merciful 26 ...

DrRICH's posting on P4P is a masterpiece and it is only Part One. I have ranted on and on about P4P here wherein I seconded the notio...

Recently, various Government agencies have been very active in regulating the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) . The major ES...

Here is the latest version of asthma guidelines. The full report is 487 pages and is entitled " Guidelines for the diagnosis and manag...

Everyone who has ever been stooged by Insurance carriers regarding medical claims, patients and physicians alike, has to read this entry in...

Dr. RW discusses some of the problems associated with Medicare's latest ploy to decrease costs. You can bet there will be predictable ...

This thoughtful and -I think-spot-on commentary in the NEJM is worth reading.I always like to read things that make me say, "I wish I ...

DrRich in his latest commentary in The Covert Rationing Blog delves into the Medical Home as it is being put into motion by Unitedhealth ...

Health Care Renewal raises important concerns and asks pertinent questions regarding the recently announced alliance of Unitedhealth Group ...

Health Care Renewal called my attention to a Over My Med Body posting suggesting another force pushing in the direction of fewer docs goin...

Dr. Clifford Rosen speaks candidly in the NEJM about the multi-faceted situation regarding the issue of cardiovascular risk of Avandia an...

"No man's life,liberty or property are safe when the legislature is in session ". This thought has been attributed to various ...