For full BMJ article click on: Are you well controlled? PubMed citation: Are you well controlled? A patient’s perspective. Hendley J. BMJ. 2018 Nov 22;363:k3119.  

More humanism and less science, that’s what medicine needs. But humanism is hard work, and so much of science is just Tinkertoy. Robertson Davies Why Nothing Works An Introduction to the Placebo New York Times, November 11, 2018 I have … Continue reading →

In the end, we are dependent upon the creatures we have made. Goethe The Upgrade (Full New Yorker Text) Why Doctor’s Hate Computers by Atul Gawande The New Yorker, November 12, 2018 Gawande’s thesis is that the electronic medical record … Continue reading →

Dr. Bernard J. Carroll, an academic psychiatrist, died on September 10, 2018. His work demonstrated that the psychiatric drug literature had become so polluted as to be virtually meaningless, He called most drug trials “infomercials.” See his NY Times Obituary. … Continue reading →

By David J. Elpern, M.D. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Jul;32(7):e265-e266 Keywords: medically unexplained symptoms, somatoform disorders, symptoms, illness, disease Illness is not the same as disease. Illness refers to “the innately human experience of symptoms and suffering.”1 Disease … Continue reading →

You may have a complex health problem that doctors have not solved. When you enter a new doctor’s office, a perky young person at the reception area asks who referred you and then requests your insurance cards. Next, you will … Continue reading →

Presented at Hot Spots in Dermatologgy Kahuku, Hawaii August 18, 2018 by Lauren Claypoole, MS1, John A Burns School of Medicine (University of Hawaii) My presentation is called “Delusions of Parasitosis/Morgellons>  When I was at college, I was able to … Continue reading →

    Kahuku, Hawaii August 17 – 19, 2018 Presentations in Alpha order by Speaker Where Column # 4 has a “Y” the handout is at www.ojcpcd.com Bintliff, Shay surfdoc@aloha.net On Retirement Y Claypoole, Lauren claypoole.lauren@gmail.com A Student’s Introduction to … Continue reading →

August 17 – 19, 2018 Turtle Bay Resort Kahuku, Hawaii   Thursday, August 16: 6:00 pm.  Get together at The Johnson’s Cabana 6:00 Friday, August 17: 8:00 am Registration and Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  Plenary Sessions 8:30 – … Continue reading →