This is a Test? Wow! What a week of reversals in medical testing guidelines for mammography screening and Pap smears. Let’s sideline the emotional issues for women, who for decades have been inculcated in the necessity and life-saving benefits of annual Pap smears and mammograms. Some women may now feel betrayed for having been put...
First, Do No Harm Imagine running a scam that earned you $3 billion dollars a year! Imagine having legal counsel calculating and telling you, ahead of time, that it might take the Feds 3 or 4 years to catch on, and another 2-5 years of court battles to reach the guilty verdict you anticipate. Imagine,...
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A Green Thumb Here is a little thinking exercise I like to work through with my patients. I call it the green thumb analogy. What does it mean when we refer to someone as having a green thumb? Everyone knows that it refers to someone who has a natural skill for gardening, or growing plants....
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