I am linking to a thorough and thoughtful article by David Epstein . The name of his article is “When Evidence Says No But Doctors Say Yes”. Careful readers of my blog know that this is something that I’ve been
I had no idea that these were not fully vetted by the FDA! As the article points out, these injections are extremely common and some insurance even pays. Wow. The FDA has taken an “industry friendly” position on allowing these
That is the actual title of this very important discussion of spinal fusion surgery. Go the acupuncture route. Safer, cheaper, no opioids involved. Reading through this article, I want to copy almost the entire thing. This is information that is
My sort of standard advice to people is to not take any medication, nor use any new medical technique less than 7 years old. Often drugs and devices are rushed to market. Safer to let someone else take the risk.
A fascinating interview, and not too technical, by an expert who studies longevity. Please read the whole thing, but these two excerpts below bring up some interesting concepts that might be counter-intuitive. The first is that anti-oxidants if taken as
The push to get rid of human workers will never cease. Just like robots, AI diagnosis and treatment still not ready for prime time. I’m not saying that they won’t be in the future, but for now, human intervention still
This article is a must read for anyone who has been on psychiatric medications for any length of time. It can be agony to get off of them, and debilitating to take them over time. There is so much in
In this article the author lays out why she’s decided to stay on statins. But what is remarkable is that she has had over 700 comments to her original article. I’ve read through some of them and there are many
I need to put a new tab on my blog called “Boys and Their Toys”. Just kidding! I don’t need the backlash from the boys and their toys… I did a previous post on the perils of robotic surgery here.
Interesting history of placebo and the current research. Ted Kapchuk, famous for his work on acupuncture, feels that the placebo relies on the practitioner/patient relationship. I don’t agree with that, but he’s the expert! He’s uncomfortable with trying to pin
