Practical applications of chaos theory to the modulation of human ageing: nature prefers chaos to regularity
Fractals in Nature: Complexity and Health We discussed the concept of complexity with aging here. This article reinforces that principle. The full article is behind...
Unnecessary Medical Care In The U. S. System
Unnecessary care. It’s a real problem! Not only wasteful but possibly leads to injury. This article is 5 years old, but I’m reviewing it for...
Do Some Surgical Implants Do More Harm Than Good. New Yorker
I’m still working on my shelter-in-place project called “Deep Toughness: the cutting edge science behind ancient practice and modern health hacks” (still working on the...
First Do No Harm: Harrowing Tale of A’s Player Micah Bowie
This is a horribly sad story of medical interventions going awry. Back pain which continued after retirement in 2008. Treatments were ineffective, and in...
Steroid Injections Not as Safe as Previously Thought
Acupuncture can help! From Harvard Medical School blog Calling steroid injections into question Steroid injections can quickly relieve inflammation in the joints, and the...
Frail Older Patients Struggle After Even Minor Operations
Frail, older patients frequently undergo such operations, which surgeons tend to see as routine, simple fixes — but may not be. “Our data indicate that...
Cervical Cancer Screening: The basics
This pdf of the presentation from last week’s conference on Controversies in Women’s Health. It’s hard to say if there is an upshot per se. ...
Stents and Bypass Surgery No Better than Medications for Narrowed Arteries in Patients Without Angina
” Who do you trust for information? This is far from the first study to suggest that stents and bypass are overused. But previous...