Anti-Southern Bigotry

If you are open-minded, y’all come on down.  You will be surprised.  Living here allows you to daily have a pleasant quality of life.

Some music thoughts

On the trip down (4.5 hours) and back I listened to my trusty IPod Nano. While at the beach I took a first listen to Wilco (The Album).

A tribute to my greatgrandfather

At seventy, Golinkin remains passionate, as Palestine’s rising music and art scene becomes a national cultural celebration.

The messy factor

Our challenge is to live in a world of messiness and yet provide reasonable order. This challenge we relish.

On Clinical Judgment

I have participated in research designed to measure one aspect of quality, i.e., adherence to known quality indicators.

Another example of the importance of clinical judgement

I will rant more on clinical judgment in the near future. This is the essence of excellence. The mystery is how we might measure it.

Tight control of diabetes matters

A 17-year study confirmed that tight blood sugar control in Type 1 diabetes can reduce heart attack and stroke risks by nearly 50%.

Patients like physicians – still use the internet

I do hope that over time we can have a method for recommending sites with valuable high quality information.

More on Topol

This situation is much more complex than a whistleblower case. This situation is probably a clash of huge egos.

Why did Topol lose his job?

Eric Topol claims that he was fired because he testified against Merck. The Cleveland Clinic argues that this is just coincidence.