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The fusion of fMRI and polygraph tech
Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury and I attended Los Angeles High School, separated by 15 years. He once spoke there and quelled the rumor that he failed English: “I got a C!” His writings extend beyond the realm of reality into a dimensi…
The future of medicine: Advancements and greed collide
In the future, I foresee a world without pandemics, cancer becoming a thing of the past, and advancements that enable bionic adaptations to our bodies, leading to a life expectancy of easily over one hundred years. While some of these advancements may …
How observing patients’ walks can reveal hidden ailments
On the first day of class, one of my medical school professors limped in, stopped, and then proceeded to teach us specifically what ailment a patient has that causes their limp. He went on to explain, “By the time you finish this didactic course …
“Is your surgeon really skilled? The hidden threat to public safety in medicine.
There is an underbelly to every profession, and medicine is no different. We know physicians are the “best and the brightest,” yet there is a secret lurking in hospitals, clinics, and academic institutes that poses a threat to public safety…
Next of kin in the medical decision making process
Four years ago, as chairman of the hospital ethics committee, I was asked to convene an emergency meeting brought by a distraught family as medical decisions had to be made for their ill loved one. The hospital, HMO lawyers, the family, three adult chi…
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