Reasons to avoid doctor visits:
Cholesterol:
Why I refuse cholesterol checks
Stay away from statins
The new cholesterol-lowering drugs: Just say no
More reasons not to worry about your cholesterol
Consider your cholesterol normal, no matter what
LDL and HDL: Neither good not bad, just doing their jobs
Cholesterol: the longevity diet
Covid
Coronavirus taxonomy and nomenclature
Calm down!
Maybe a pulse oximeter is right for you
Going crazy--or not
Crazy bills for coronavirus tests
Safely opening gyms in Norway
How to make a vaccine
Fear
Hospitals are hurting. Boo-hoo.
The down side of Zooming
Covid fees added to your medical bills
About those Covid-19 tests
Losing your sense of smell
New respect for our sense of smell
Questionable science
Screenings and tests
Pharmaceutical company misdeeds
Aging
Blood pressure issues
Joint issues
Your torn meniscus and mineHip replacement profiteering
It's not all downhill
Got a fabella?
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Regrowing cartilage like a salamander
Arthroscopic surgery on knees--forget it
Over-diagnosis and questionable procedures
Breast cancer: unnecessary surgeries
Angiograms: often an unnecessary ripoff
More useless surgeries
Steer clear of new medical devices
Imaging overuse
Young blood
Forget testing for vitamin D
Angiograms: often an unnecessary ripoff
More useless surgeries
Steer clear of new medical devices
Imaging overuse
Young blood
Forget testing for vitamin D
Sleep
The effects of noise on your health
Hyperacusis: when sounds are painful
Skin cancer and other skin issues
Diabetes
Diabetes
Cheap and effective diabetes treatment
Pre-diabetes: another thing to worry about
Reversing diabetes
Cheap and effective diabetes treatment
Pre-diabetes: another thing to worry about
Reversing diabetes
Back pain
Back pain: the mind over matter approach
Back pain again: a new study
Back pain: the latest guidelines
Alternative remedies
Back pain again: a new study
Back pain: the latest guidelines
Alternative remedies
Chiropractic--sometimes just what's needed
Plantar fasciitis--an easy home remedy
Vertigo: A do-it-yourself remedy
Opioid alternatives--maybe for me
Earthing: Never heard of it
Pickle juice for leg cramps
Curing yourself with worms
Health care delivered to your door
Laughter as medicine
The benefits of friluftsliv ("open air life")
An alternative to opioid painkillers
Plantar fasciitis--an easy home remedy
Vertigo: A do-it-yourself remedy
Opioid alternatives--maybe for me
Earthing: Never heard of it
Pickle juice for leg cramps
Curing yourself with worms
Health care delivered to your door
Laughter as medicine
The benefits of friluftsliv ("open air life")
An alternative to opioid painkillers
Myths and misconceptions
"Sell by" dates: ignore them
Public toilet seats: have no fear
Prefer to skip breakfast? It's OK
Forget fish oil supplements
Flossing: you can quit!
Stop with the handwipes!
Bottled water foolishness
The shelf life of drugs: longer than you think
The government's dietary guidelines: forget them
Oops! Maybe you don't need to take that full course of antibiotics after all
Paltrow's placebos
Ignore nutrition studies
Maybe you can skip teeth cleaning at the dentist's!
Forget your daily aspirin regimen
Diets and supplements for cardiovascular health: Not
Public toilet seats: have no fear
Prefer to skip breakfast? It's OK
Forget fish oil supplements
Flossing: you can quit!
Stop with the handwipes!
Bottled water foolishness
The shelf life of drugs: longer than you think
The government's dietary guidelines: forget them
Oops! Maybe you don't need to take that full course of antibiotics after all
Paltrow's placebos
Ignore nutrition studies
Maybe you can skip teeth cleaning at the dentist's!
Forget your daily aspirin regimen
Diets and supplements for cardiovascular health: Not
Red wine and sloppy science
About being fat
In defense of fat people
In defense of fat people--again
Diet advice [yawn]
More reasons not to diet
Are you overweight? Good!
Hidden fat research uncovered!
The Hunger Winter with an obesity twist
Myths about weight loss
Gain weight, live longer
Bariatric (weight loss) surgery
Get thin by eating a big breakfast!
The post-diet age
Your bones may know when you're getting fat
Gaining weight in old age
About being fat
In defense of fat people
In defense of fat people--again
Diet advice [yawn]
More reasons not to diet
Are you overweight? Good!
Hidden fat research uncovered!
The Hunger Winter with an obesity twist
Myths about weight loss
Gain weight, live longer
Bariatric (weight loss) surgery
Get thin by eating a big breakfast!
The post-diet age
Your bones may know when you're getting fat
Gaining weight in old age
More about the new weight loss drugs
Inflammation
Inflammation I: My accident
Inflammation II: The basics
Inflammation III: Anti-inflammatory diets
Questioning inflammation's role in cardiovascular health
Reduce inflammation for just $200,000 a year!
Cortisone shots: Maybe think twice
Cortisone injections: a second look
Pain
Pain: It's complicated
Dr. Sarno--another pain healer
Killing pain--or maybe pain killers
A primer of FDA "scheduled" drugs
Inflammation
Inflammation I: My accident
Inflammation II: The basics
Inflammation III: Anti-inflammatory diets
Questioning inflammation's role in cardiovascular health
Reduce inflammation for just $200,000 a year!
Cortisone shots: Maybe think twice
Cortisone injections: a second look
Pain
Pain: It's complicated
Dr. Sarno--another pain healer
Killing pain--or maybe pain killers
A primer of FDA "scheduled" drugs
Hydration and salt
How your thirst gets quenched
Exercise and posture
Breathing
Immune system problems
Stress and illness
Bell's palsy--another immune system problem
Chronic pain may be an immune system problem
My staph infection
When bacteria go rogue
Hay fever: only for the well-to-do
Stress and illness
Bell's palsy--another immune system problem
Chronic pain may be an immune system problem
My staph infection
When bacteria go rogue
Hay fever: only for the well-to-do
The Epstein-Barr syndrome triggers MS
Cardiovascular issues
Heart palpitations
To stent or not to stent
Heart attack triggers
The latest on stents
Cardiovascular issues
Heart palpitations
To stent or not to stent
Heart attack triggers
The latest on stents
Food
Other body parts
Bunions
The trials and triumphs of left-handed people
Ocular migraines
The roller-coaster treatment for kidney stones
The trials and triumphs of left-handed people
Ocular migraines
The roller-coaster treatment for kidney stones
Pet peeves
That stupid pain scale
Microbes in our lives
Focus on fungus
Measles
Primed for smallpox
Infectious-disease-specialist shortage
Patient advocate extraordinaire
We're stuck with superbugs
Fungi may spur the growth of pancreatic cancer
Microbes in our lives
Focus on fungus
Measles
Primed for smallpox
Infectious-disease-specialist shortage
Patient advocate extraordinaire
We're stuck with superbugs
Fungi may spur the growth of pancreatic cancer
It's best to keep microbes in our lives
The paranormal
The cat who predicts death
Paranormal people
Mirror-touch synesthesia
Sniffing for Parkinson's
A near-death experience (not mine)
Charlie the healer
Oddities
A dose of radiation for health?
The health benefits of dirt
Your ambulance service may be owned by a private equity firm
Hearing loss is declining. I am amazed.
The trials and triumphs of left-handed people
Dithering about organic farming
You can sense the Earth's magnetic field!
How to monetize your thermometer
The paranormal
The cat who predicts death
Paranormal people
Mirror-touch synesthesia
Sniffing for Parkinson's
A near-death experience (not mine)
Charlie the healer
Oddities
A dose of radiation for health?
The health benefits of dirt
Your ambulance service may be owned by a private equity firm
Hearing loss is declining. I am amazed.
The trials and triumphs of left-handed people
Dithering about organic farming
You can sense the Earth's magnetic field!
How to monetize your thermometer
How our sense of smell affects our social interactions
New discoveries
Analyze your semen with a smartphone!
Your interstitium: an "organ" you didn't know you had
Proteomics: the latest thing
New discoveries
Analyze your semen with a smartphone!
Your interstitium: an "organ" you didn't know you had
Proteomics: the latest thing
Cremation alternatives
When it's too late for a doctor's help
Doctors, doctor visits, and doctor screw-ups
Getting the diagnosis right
Checking a doctor's record: good luck with that
I'm still fuming
Specialists aren't so special
Lessons learned at urgent care
Should you go to the ER?
Can we talk?
Medicine in the wake of Kavanaugh
Doctors, doctor visits, and doctor screw-ups
Getting the diagnosis right
Checking a doctor's record: good luck with that
I'm still fuming
Specialists aren't so special
Lessons learned at urgent care
Should you go to the ER?
Can we talk?
Medicine in the wake of Kavanaugh
The business of medicine
GoFundMe: the go-to site for paying medical bills
Hospitals and nursing homes
The state of hospitals today
Coding for dollars
Non-profit hospitals; yeah, right
An outrageous medical billed foiled--sort of
Fraudulent hospital charges I: Medical swag
Fraudulent hospital charges II: Cover charge
Fraudulent hospital charges III: Imposter billing
Fraudulent hospital charges IV: The drive-by
Fraudulent hospital charges V: The enforced upgrade
Profitable non-profit hospitals
Surprise medical bills
Sued by your hospital? You're not alone.
Hospitals and nursing homes
The state of hospitals today
Coding for dollars
Non-profit hospitals; yeah, right
An outrageous medical billed foiled--sort of
Fraudulent hospital charges I: Medical swag
Fraudulent hospital charges II: Cover charge
Fraudulent hospital charges III: Imposter billing
Fraudulent hospital charges IV: The drive-by
Fraudulent hospital charges V: The enforced upgrade
Profitable non-profit hospitals
Surprise medical bills
Sued by your hospital? You're not alone.
Health insurance and Medicare
A pox on health insurance companies!
How we got into this health insurance mess
Medicare for all
Defrauding Medicare
I want this insurance!
How we got into this health insurance mess
Medicare for all
Defrauding Medicare
I want this insurance!
Prior authorization
Pharmacies
Pity the poor pharmacist
The rapacious behavior of big chain pharmacies
A pharmacist responds to my blog post
Medical care here and abroad
Getting medical care in foreign countries
Oh Canada!
Maximizing profit in medicine
Corporate medicine exploits doctors and nurses
Why we fell behind in health care
Iranian-style health care in Mississippi
Medical treatment for the poor (not)
Pharmacies
Pity the poor pharmacist
The rapacious behavior of big chain pharmacies
A pharmacist responds to my blog post
Medical care here and abroad
Getting medical care in foreign countries
Oh Canada!
Maximizing profit in medicine
Corporate medicine exploits doctors and nurses
Why we fell behind in health care
Iranian-style health care in Mississippi
Medical treatment for the poor (not)
Costa Rica's health care beats ours
Maryland: where health care prices are regulated
Mental health, the brain and societal issues
Worry, stress, and anxiety
Maybe you're not losing it
Gender enlightenment
Your brain off the leash
Psychedelic therapy
Your marriage and your health
Your body image: it's more complicated than you think
Dementia rates are dropping
Men acting hormonal
Maryland: where health care prices are regulated
Mental health, the brain and societal issues
Worry, stress, and anxiety
Maybe you're not losing it
Gender enlightenment
Your brain off the leash
Psychedelic therapy
Your marriage and your health
Your body image: it's more complicated than you think
Dementia rates are dropping
Men acting hormonal
Other medical-related issues
The big business of blood plasma
Hierarchies and healthThe big business of blood plasma
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