By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD – http://vivelifecenter.com Three events portend serious danger to medical privacy, but it may be hard for patients to connect the dots because they seem unrelated, involve different sectors of the […]
By: Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD April 16th begins a week of National Healthcare Decisions Day. Hopefully this week will encourage honest discussions not only about a so-called “good death” but the value of an […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD In an entertainment venue called the “Escape Room,” participants are locked inside a themed adventure room, and they must figure out how to escape. Themes include prisons, KGB interrogation, […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet MD Most Americans have at some time been a patient needing medical care. How did you get the right help for what ailed you? Your doctor had to evaluate you and […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Some pundits blamed algorithmic trading for the stock market’s recent wild ride. “Algo-trading” relies on computers programmed to follow defined instructions for placing trades. For example, the computer buys […]
By Alieta Eck, MD – http://zhcenter.org Before 1990, American physicians who had completed 3 years or more of rigorous training in a specialty and passed an examination were awarded lifetime “board certification.” The only exception […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Black history month is a time to celebrate Americans whose accomplishments are sometimes overshadowed by the eye-catching negative news stories. It was discomfiting to watch the State of the […]
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Watching the news coverage of this year’s “Women’s March” was more disheartening than inspiring. Some participants wore odd sexually suggestive caps. Many carried signs dominated by anti-President Trump slogans—some […]
By: Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The U.S. “health care system” continues to be a costly behemoth. Health care costs were the number one financial concern for 17 percent of families in 2017—tthe same level as […]
By Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD: More than 50 years ago Professor Marshall McLuhan posited that the medium is the message. Now it seems that money is the medium of the message. This month Medical Marketing […]
