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Medical
The Racism of Coca-Cola
Don Lemon, CNN’s $4 million a year anchor who says America is fundamentally racist, wants punishments meted out to those who put the health of Americans at risk. If Lemon was true to his convictions, the latest studies linking high-fructose corn syrup to colorectal cancer would prompt him to call for the cancelling of The Coca-Cola Company.
If Dale Carnegie Ran the CDC
If there is any hope of convincing those who fear the Covid vaccines to change their minds, politicians like New York’s Andrew Cuomo and journalists like the Washington Post’s Helaine Olen need to step aside and remain quiet. They are part of the problem, not the solution.
Nikki Johnson’s War on the “Healthcare Cartel”
Nicole Johnson, a staff pediatrician at Cleveland’s highly regarded Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital, is the rare physician who not only dares to speak truth to power, she shouts it. It’s a potential career-ending move and given that Johnson loves her job and still paying back medical school loans, her outspokenness is even more daring.
How to REALLY Reform U.S. Healthcare
President Biden last week unveiled a tough talking executive order that included some healthcare reform initiatives. Biden deserves an A on rhetoric but a D on concrete measures. Here are some efforts that should be considered as part of any serious attempt to overhaul America’s dysfunctional healthcare industry and improve patient care for all Americans.
Loonie Tunes: What Canada Pays Hospital CEOS
The pay differential between U.S. and Canadian hospital CEOs readily explains why U.S. health care is the most expensive and least efficient in the world. Canadians get dramatically more bang for their loonies.
Marion Mass M.D. vs Healthcare Suits
Dr. Marion Mass is waging a war against the corporate suits who have taken control of U.S. healthcare. Here’s why obscenely compensated hospital CEOs and others driving up the cost of medical care have good reason to fear the diminutive pediatrician and “recovering soccer mom.”
Beware of Spine Surgeons!!!
Dr. John Sarno in a landmark book warned that most back surgery is unnecessary and potentially harmful. Here’s some insight about the character and transparency of a seemingly wide swath of physicians who are attracted to the specialty.
When Hospitals Tell Lies
The tone, tenor, and truthfulness of a company’s news releases reflect the integrity and values of the CEO. A news release jointly issued this week by Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids and Beaumont Health in suburban Detroit suggests that Spectrum CEO Tina Freese Decker isn’t quite the Kumbaya choir leader she makes herself out to be.
The Dangers and Deceit of MD Lites
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants aren’t real doctors. They can’t, don’t, and never will provide comparable medical care. They’re MD Lites – Less training. Less knowledge. Less skills.