Johnson and Johnson Pays out in Texas Law Suit
This to be tossed into the “Corruption” file, or the “Follow the Money” file. I guess they’re sort of one in the same, except the...
Drug Cartel Forced to Report Pay Offs
My title is a bit hyperbolic, but not by much. This blog post to be filed in the “It’s about time” file. They are planning...
Complexity Science and CAM: More Mental Models
I will divide this topic into two posts since this article touches on more than one meaty subjects.Applying Principles from Complex Systems to Studying the...
Adler and the Autonomic Nervous System via Sarno
I’ve been reading “The Divided Mind” by John Sarno. He is a physician rehab specialist who has made a name for himself identifying psychological causes...
Max Planck and Stephen Gould:Hard and Soft Science
I lamented in a previous post about the fact that many fine minds will avoid the softer and more complicated world of medicine.In John Sarno’s...
Max Planck and the Immutable Laws of Physics
Charlie Munger discusses Max Planck a number of times in the book, Poor Charlie’s Almanack(1).Max Planck was a physicist who developed Planck’s constant, earned a...
Monday Morning Philosophizing: Charlie Munger
This may seem off the topic of medicine, but I think if you stay with me, you’ll see the relevance. Over the weekend I was...
Private Hospitals Encourage ER use, Medicaid seeks to decrease usage
In a bygone era in China, a physician was only paid if he kept his patients healthy. If they fell sick, he would not be...