by Elizabeth | Apr 27, 2017 | Chronic Illness, Life is Good
How to Beat the Medical Odds Illness is frequently random. Catching the flu or breaking an arm can happen to anyone. Though many people believe your genetic code determines your health, the fact is genes don’t completely explain illness and can’t perfectly...
by Elizabeth | Apr 20, 2017 | Break the Status Quo, For Doctors and Physicians
Putting Medical Science Under the Microscope, Part 5 In my last four posts, I’ve discussed some of the shortcomings of medical science: the irreproducibility of medical research; the fact that medical “truths” can be overturned; and the way bias...
by Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2017 | Break the Status Quo, For Doctors and Physicians
Putting Medical Science Under the Microscope, Part 4 We want to believe that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are primarily concerned about improving our health. After all, it’s our very lives which are at stake. But, just as we need to be aware that...
by Elizabeth | Apr 10, 2017 | Break the Status Quo, For Doctors and Physicians
Putting Medical Science Under the Microscope, Part 3 We put a lot of faith in medications. We expect them to be safe. We expect them to cure illness. We expect them to make us healthier. But the truth is many medications aren’t as safe or as effective as we like...
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