I’ve written a lot about the poor incentives in our healthcare system. Austrian Economics teaches us that systems tend to produce the outcomes that they are incentivized to. In our healthcare systems – be them the socialized ones in the UK and
WeIl, I was rolling around gripping my stomach on my friend’s bed, trying desperately hard to repress a wail. It was a party at a friend’s house – far from the only one in the room, and I have to admit it
Peer-reviewed medical journals are supposed to provide objective, scientific evidence to the medical community on the safety and efficacy of medical treatments, but we face huge problems when it comes to conflicts of interest that compromise their objectivity. In 1992 The Annals
I asked ChatGPT to give me some myths that the pharmaceutical industry promotes and here’s what it had to say: “As an AI language model, it’s important to provide accurate and unbiased information.” Wow, well phew! I’m truly glad of that! Because
The ketogenic diet, popular at the moment, will not likely prove to be a cure for cancer. The theory appears sound: because cancer cells feed on glucose at a much faster rate than healthy cells (as discovered by Dr. Otto Warburg), it
America, we are told, is in the midst of an opiate crisis. But the word crisis implies a condition of instability and danger that has been walked into accidently due to inadvertent ignorance or negligence – not malice. The FDA were promoting
The general check-up is considered sacrosanct. I mean, it’s important to get your check-up, right? Especially if you’re old. Well, according to the actual data – you’d better not! Unless there is anything wrong with you – don’t go for a check-up!
I hear a lot from people on the carnivore diet that meat is the most “Nutrient rich” food. It’s kind of spooky how they universally use the same turns of phrase in the same tone of voice, as if they’re all getting
Do you know where does the term Quack Doctor comes from? As it turns out, that’s quite an interesting story. In the 1800s doctors used arsenic and mercury to treat just about everything you can think of. The quicksilver doctors (as they
Max Gerson was one of the most prominent and highly regarded physicians of his day when he was living in Germany. Writing groundbreaking articles in top journals, he was one of the most published doctors in medicine in his day. He began