Amputated Feet, Mangled ‘Manhood’ And Which Body Part Will Be Next
Lives ruined by questionable artery clearing surgery and penis enlargement surgery both are connected to one controversial FDA rule.
Data Democracy! ‘Dr. Google’ (2023) Vs. ‘Every Man His Own Physician’ (1767)
BY MICHAEL MILLENSON In 1767, as American colonists’ protestations against “taxation without representation” intensified, a Boston publisher reprinted a book by a British doctor seemingly tailor-made for the growing spirit of independence.Continue reading…
Data Democracy! ‘Dr. Google’ (2023) Vs. ‘Every Man His Own Physician’ (1767)
“Every Man His Own Physician,” by Dr. John Theobald, bore an impressive subtitle: ” Being a complete collection of efficacious and approved remedies for every disease”
THCB Gang Episode 127, Thursday June 22
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday June 29 at 1PM PT 4PM ET are futurist Jeff Goldsmith: medical historian Mike Magee (@drmikemagee); patient safety expert and all around wit Michael MillensonContinue reading…
Medicare’s “Value” Pay Doesn’t Sync With What Patients Value: Study
Medicare’s value-based payments to hospitals don’t reflect what its beneficiaries value most, which is clinical outcomes.
THCB Gang Episode 126, Thursday June 15
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday June 15 were double trouble futurists Jeff Goldsmith and Ian Morrison (@seccurve); patient safety expert and all around wit Michael Millenson (@mlmillenson); Suntra ModernContinue reading…
New Study On Preemie Care Shows Why I’m Lucky To Be Alive – And The Importance Of Evidence
This study of the impact of “kangaroo mother care” on premature babies could save countless children’s lives.
Eschewing Ideology, A Health Policy Group Celebrates Storytelling That Sparks Change
The National Institute for Health Care Management annual awards aim to spotlight important research combined with great storytelling.
Asking Bard And ChatGPT To Find The Best Medical Care, I Got Truth And Truthiness
BY MICHAEL MILLENSON If you ask ChatGPT how many procedures a certain surgeon does or a specific hospital’s infection rate, the OpenAI and Microsoft chatbot inevitably replies with some version of, “IContinue reading…
Asking Bard And ChatGPT To Find The Best Medical Care, I Got Truth And Truthiness
Ask ChatGPT about a surgeon or hospital’s care and it declines to give details. But Google’s Bard will even recommend a “consultation” with particular clinicians.