Rethinking the JUPITER trial and statin safety

We have all been told the story: High cholesterol leads to heart disease, and statins are…

The surprising link between migraine and tinnitus

Recent research has revealed that atypical migraine can influence tinnitus in some individuals. Some patients report…

Building the medical home before it had a name

In the early 1990s, while the American Academy of Pediatrics was formalizing its vision of the…

7 things no one tells you about being a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is not just exhausting; it is emotionally disorienting. You lose pieces…

The Cap'n Crunch philosophy of medicine

Cap’n Crunch never held a true naval rank; he was called “Cap’n” because he was the…

The hidden cost of a physician's intellectual identity

My mind became the centerpiece of my identity early on in life. I lived so intimately…

Unhooking from the ego in medicine

These days, getting spun out into a state of worry and panic is just a click…

The measure of a doctor, the misery of a patient

In the grand edifice of American medicine, where the Enlightenment’s promise of rational progress once shone…

Health care is having its Yahoo moment

In the late 1990s, Yahoo dominated the internet by organizing websites. Human editors manually reviewed, categorized,…

The false link between Tylenol and autism

The 9/22 White House press conference regarding acetaminophen raises two serious concerns. First, the scientific accuracy…