[Editor's note: I've truncated this post because it was picked up by Slate for their Medical Examiner column. Check it out over there & feel free to comment there and here! -GH] A year ago, U.K. officials released convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi to Libya on humanitarian grounds, based on a prediction that he [...]
3Aug10
Watchful Waiting
NPR has a great blog on their website called “Shots” about current events in health care. Last week Scott Hensley, the main blogger there, posted about a recent article on treatment of prostate cancer from the Archives of Internal Medicine. If you look at the article, you may notice a very small subheading above the article’s [...]
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Posted in medical mystery, primary care, research, technology
Tagged cancer, prostate cancer, PSA, watchful waiting
Tagged cancer, prostate cancer, PSA, watchful waiting
It’s hard to think of a medical concept (let alone any concept!) from the last quarter century that has achieved as much penetration into our culture than CHOLESTEROL. Every patient I can think of, whether rich or poor, old or young, educated or not knows that “cholesterol is bad for you,” and that you should strive [...]
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Posted in health & wellness, medication, patient experience, research
Tagged cholesterol, laboratory tests, pharmaceutical advertising
Tagged cholesterol, laboratory tests, pharmaceutical advertising
Time to say a thing or two about research. At academic medical centers (AMCs–what we used to call ‘teaching hospitals’) like GlassHospital, the holy trinity of mission is comprised of patient care teaching research. I used to joke that at GlassHospital, our priority list was research research research —————– patient care teaching. We’re moving away [...]
A few weeks ago I got a call from Frank Wilson (not his real name). He told me he and his wife were looking for a new doctor and a new hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson had been with the same doctor for nearly 20 years. The relationship had been warm, and, he explained, “We [...]
