This month, Within Reason tackles a scientific topic, so I can publicize it here! Woohoo! Would you like a side of magic with your chemo? Disproven folk remedies used to be the domain of snake oil salesmen; now, they are being integrated into university health centres. Jonathan speaks to Dr. Christopher Labos, a public science educator and … Continue reading
Another great episode of the CBC radio show White Coat Black Art with @NightShiftMD. Beth Daley Ullem, former case cracker at McKinsey & Company, remembers how she shopped for the right hospital to take care of her unborn son. Absolutely fascinating. All patients should have access to the data that Beth had, but that’s unfortunately not the … Continue reading
Dr. Brian Goldman (@nightshiftmd), host of a great CBC radio show called White Coat Black Art that dares to pull back the curtain on the hidden world of medical practice, seems to be the latest victim of integrative medicine (IM). This IM movement has been gaining traction with Western physicians and medical institutions: many North American hospitals … Continue reading
A very interesting read. Some physicians have had enough of Dr. Oz’s pseudoscience and its effect on their patients. “‘Dr. Oz has something like 4-million viewers a day,’ Mazer told Vox. ‘The average physician doesn’t see a million patients in their lifetime. That’s why organized medicine should be taking action.’ “Last year, Mazer brought a policy … Continue reading
I stumbled upon a great article from the New York Times co-penned by the indefatigable Dr. Paul Offit, a fierce defender of evidence-based medicine and vaccination in particular. This one is about supplements, the unregulated, sometimes dangerous domain of charlatans. In the piece he explains why the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will no longer be … Continue reading
Is Alzheimer disease an illness or a syndrome? Can a flu be referred to as a disorder? There is an abundance of medical terms to describe illness: while some overlap, others exist for a reason. Our first semantic stop is the word injury, which is quite distinct from the rest of the medical grab-bag. An … Continue reading
Having worked in a hospital for seven years, I have been privy to medical arcanum: formulae and bits of wisdom long kept outside of traditional scientific journals. These whispered revelations occur in dark corners of cafeterias after hours, or in offices, the door closed, ears attuned to the sounds of potential lurkers. I must admit … Continue reading
Another great episode of the CBC’s White Coat, Black Art, in which Dr. Brian Goldman is invited to Ontario’s Kingston General Hospital to be shown how they went from zeroes to heroes. Their solution? Vocal patients sitting on boards and hospital committees, denouncing problems, and suggesting solutions. White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman … Continue reading
If you want to know more about the mistakes that are made in hospitals in Canada and the UK and why so few medical professionals are willing to come forward to bring them to light, I heartily recommend you listen to this week’s episode of White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman on CBC … Continue reading
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