interesting articles from a large “medical daily” provides insight into our dysfunctional national healthcare
CAN OUR DYSFUNCTIONAL NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BE CHANGED? Dr. Milton Packer is no slouch. And although I wouldn’t quite call him Doogie Howser; after getting his undergrad degree from Penn State, he received his MD degree from Jefferson Medical College back in 1973 —- when he was (gulp) 22 years old. Since that time his career […]
new study shows that a third of all medical treatment is unnecessary
What if I Told You Your Doctor Visits Might Be Unnecessary? The brand new issue of the medical journal PLoS One published a study called Overtreatment in the United States. Those of you who have been following my blog long enough know that I’ve shared my opinion on this phenomenon of OVERDIAGNOSIS & OVERTREATMENT before. […]