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X-Prize’s Dumb Idea to Develop A Medical Tricorder Directed At Consumers

January 19, 2012 in Health Policy, Medicine, Misc

Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy couldn’t diagnose a dam thing without his medical tricorder!

The Poop On SOPA

January 18, 2012 in Misc

More dumb ideas brought to you by the US Congress

The National Debt Crisis: Don’t Panic! All is Well!

January 4, 2012 in Health Policy, Misc

Paul Krugman shows us how to stick our collective heads in the sand.

When Did My Cell Phone Replace My Answering Service?

December 26, 2011 in Medicine

Calling my cell phone directly and bypassing my answering service is not a good idea.

Does Lower Spending on Health Care = A Sicker Population?

December 11, 2011 in Health Policy

California spends less on health care than all but a few states. Does this mean that its population is sicker and less productive as a result?

CLASS Act Failure Mirrors Medicare Failure

October 18, 2011 in Health Care "Reform", Health Policy

The same liberal egalitarianism irrationality that sunk the long term care plan (CLASS act) is ultimately going to sink Medicare.

Doubt is not evidence to the contrary!

October 17, 2011 in Medical Legal

How to win a lawsuit based on a lack of evidence.

A Preponderance of the Evidence (a Cautionary Tale)

October 6, 2011 in Medical Legal

A perfect (hypothetical) example of why doctors hate and fear the malpractice tort system.

How Medical Care is Like Deficit Spending

September 30, 2011 in Health Care "Reform", Health Policy

Spending money like it’s someone else’s problem.

Now THIS is Science!

August 5, 2011 in Medicine

The what causes the same erogenous reaction in the brain as the where?