Weeks ago I started writing a series of posts dedicated to health care reform. I argued that medical education needs to change from a primarily drugs- and surgery-based model to a more holistic one that focuses on getting to the root of illness. My next post was going to discuss...
Posted August 5, 2009 | 16:32:39 (EST)
Given the major health implications of a recent study on the risk of death from osteoporotic fractures, I am taking a break from my series on health care reform. My next health care reform blog should be published next week and will discuss the healthcare delivery system in this country...
Posted July 13, 2009 | 13:12:00 (EST)
One aspect of healthcare reform that hasn't received nearly enough media attention is the need to reform the primary care medical education system. The current system teaches disease management and symptom suppression, which is insufficient to meet our healthcare needs. A reformed system needs a new paradigm that stresses health...
Posted June 25, 2009 | 10:44:07 (EST)
President Obama has brought healthcare reform back to center stage. No one can argue that the current system is out of control and imploding. Data compiled by the California HealthCare Foundation in its Health Care Costs 101, 2009 Edition, paint a bleak and dire picture. In 2008 total healthcare...
Posted May 29, 2009 | 13:01:45 (EST)
Now that Memorial Day has passed, officially kicking off the summer season, I'm getting more and more patients in my clinic asking how they can get bathing suit ready, and fast. I tell them that there is no quick fix for weight loss. They didn't pack on the pounds overnight,...
Posted May 11, 2009 | 18:35:00 (EST)
We're bombarded with messages about building bone all the time. How many times have you heard Sally Field talk about how her bone density increased after taking Boniva? May marks Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and this year, let's shift the focus from increasing bone density to reducing fracture risk.
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Posted August 26, 2009 | 13:20:26 (EST)