First, Do No Harm
I find that it takes more effort for me to talk patients out of doing tests than it takes to get them to submit. It doesn't seem like...
false positive
Call Now and We’ll Throw in a Set of Ginsu Knives for Free!
Just last week I saw a full-page ad in the newspaper for a series of medical screening tests—EKG, echocardiogram, aortic ultrasound, and the like (all interpreted by “certified...
Imperfect Medicine
My colleague, Dr. Jeff Carstens, responded to my blog entry dated 2/2/09 regarding the unfortunate demise of noted political commentator Tim Russert. I think his comments are helpful...