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Month: December 2011

It begins!

December 16, 2011Russell Saunders 1 Comment

Oh, goodie.  Goodie, goodie gumdrops. The Golden Globe nominations are out, which means Awards Season is upon us. As I believe I have mentioned from time to time, I am a sucker for awards shows.  Or rather, awards shows for… Continue Reading →

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Take two tic tacs and call me in the morning

December 15, 2011Russell Saunders 17 Comments

The other day, Kim asked me if I’d ever consider prescribing a placebo.  I replied that I would not, as I would consider doing so unethical. In a lovely piece of symmetry, I came across an article on that very… Continue Reading →

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Stupid Tuesday Questions, white coat edition

December 13, 2011Russell Saunders 14 Comments

When I was in medical school, a friend of mine gave me the use of a pager.  He had some kind of business arrangement that provided him with pager service, and he was somehow able to hook me up with… Continue Reading →

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Against retail clinics

December 12, 2011Russell Saunders 41 Comments

One of my recurring bugbears is the steadily-blurring line between patients and customers.  The expectation for customers at the end of a transaction is that they be satisfied, and everyone knows the axiom about them always being right.  A patient,… Continue Reading →

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The political calculations of Kathleen Sebelius

December 9, 2011Russell Saunders 44 Comments

The Secretary of Health and Human Services has decided to keep Plan B, the emergency contraceptive pill, prescription-only for adolescents under the age of 17.  Her reasons: In her own statement, Ms. Sebelius said, “After careful consideration of the F.D.A.… Continue Reading →

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Questions about unnecessary testing

December 8, 2011Russell Saunders 17 Comments

This comment of James’ has brought to my mind the question of why I (more often than I’d like [which is never]) order tests I believe to be unnecessary for the detection or diagnosis of disease.  As I said in… Continue Reading →

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Tueday Questions, Stupid Questioner edition

December 6, 2011Russell Saunders 12 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday, I went for a run this past weekend.  This despite having waxing and waning pain in the right heel over the past few weeks, which I strongly suspected was a smoldering case of plantar fasciitis.  Despite… Continue Reading →

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For Opposite Day: Against Vaccination

December 5, 2011Russell Saunders 15 Comments

[Over at the main page last week, Murali discussed a semi-tradition around the blogosphere of posting something in opposition to one’s usual viewpoint during “Opposite Day/Week.”  It’s supposed to be challenging, and it’s not an opportunity to take pot-shots at… Continue Reading →

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Employers as moral arbiters

December 2, 2011Russell Saunders 51 Comments

Years ago, a good friend from medical school was complaining to me about her health insurance.  Specifically, she was lamenting its lack of coverage for birth control.  At the time she was a resident at a major medical center around… Continue Reading →

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The unfairness of certain facts

December 1, 2011Russell Saunders 22 Comments

Sometimes I think NPR finds the most nettlesome people possible to interview, just to annoy me on my drive to work.  I imagine them talking to dozens of people and finding the most entitled-sounding clips to air.  To wit, this… Continue Reading →

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