I’ve always taken issue with the lie that the poor or middle class pay more taxes than the wealthy. This article summarizes it nicely. Money is just a way for society to keep tabs on how much people are working to contribute to the world. In general, the people with the money are the ones [...]

Compared to doctors, lawyers donate 7.5 times as much to politicians in order to extract political favors. It’s no wonder the rules of the game in this country are stacked way in favor of lawyers. The next time you need a doctor or lawyer, you can judge for yourself if this difference is fair and [...]

If you believe that runaway lawsuit abuse in the United States does not affect the average citizen, take a moment to read about what’s happening in Brooklyn. A hospital has decided to shut down their OB department and stop delivering babies. Why? Just ask yourself. If you ran a hospital, how long could you continue [...]

Click here for episode 1 Caroline and Darryl have come a long way. After several IUI cycles, they are pregnant. But they realize that it is a never-ending journey. After discovering that they had twins, they found out that this good news was short-lived. On the previous ultrasound, it was discovered that one of the [...]

As I discussed before, the success rate of IVF depends on many factors including the status of the embryos, the status of the uterus and the nature of the transfer. Furthermore, the first component, the status of the embryos is determined by four factors: the patient’s characteristics, the embryology lab, some random factors and the [...]

While this is outside my area of medicine, I’m impressed by the excellent detailed analysis of a recent unfortunate event in this blog post. This case has many implications for the state of medicine and lawsuits in the US and impacts your future medical care, so it might be in your interest to brush up [...]

Today, in the United States, we celebrate Independence Day, the anniversary of our freedoms. I spent all morning cleaning the grill and trying to fix the patio umbrella in preparation for the fourteen or so friends who will be here shortly. As I reflect on our freedoms, I am especially grateful for the opportunity to [...]

I’m going to try my best to get my point across without whining. I’ll probably fail, but I’ll try. What I have to say is nothing earth-shattering, but here goes: The overall quality of life in this country would improve significantly if we could reduce the impact of frivolous lawsuits. It’s no secret where I [...]

In a previous post, we discussed the general concept of TRUST. It might be helpful to read that before reading today’s piece. Now we’re ready to zero in on the specific topic of trusting doctors. How do you come to trust your doctor? Well, how do you come to trust ANYBODY? Simple. You take a [...]

It’s a quiet day at work and I got a good laugh out of this unbelievable story that a friend sent me. On a personal note, this crazy lady is now teaching at my undergrad alma mater, Northwestern University.