An interesting article in the journal Pediatrics is both intriguing and sobering. It is intriguing because it lays bare something we don’t talk much about or teach our students about; it is sobering because it describes the potential harm that can come from it, harm I have personally witnessed. The issue is overdiagnosis, and it’s related to our relentless… Read More »
Executive Summary Productivity in the United States’ health care industry is declining – and has been ever since World War II. As the cost of treating patients continues to rise, life expectancies in America are beginning to fall. But there is mounting evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) can begin to reverse the downward spiral in… Read More »
With all the ads on TV and in magazines heralding pills to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), it’s tempting to think that treatment for ED begins and ends with Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis. But it’s important to be aware that many men can ease, or even reverse, ED by making simple lifestyle changes, such as losing… Read More »
It’s not a big revelation that most men don’t want to see their head going bald. Of course, there are people who are perfectly fine with such a situation and embrace their balding as a natural thing. But millions of American men spend millions of dollars on different drugs and preparations to stop and reverse… Read More »
Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome are three examples of very common disorders for which we have little biological information. This new book cuts across a variety of medical… Read More »