Scrubs

AUGUST 11, 2023

Total healthcare spending in the U.S. hit $3.5 trillion in 2017 and about 32% of the total, or $1.1 trillion, was spent on hospital services. Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. Costs range widely from facility to facility, but one thing remains clear: Getting care isn’t cheap.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 11, 2023

BW was a 66-year-old woman who presented for an urgent visit to the general medicine clinic. She reported that she had been having dizziness for the last four days. When pressed, she said it occurred intermittently, being present more than absent. She could not identify any palliative or provocative features, and when asked about associated symptoms she said that she felt “bad and scared” when it was present.

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Science Based Medicine

AUGUST 11, 2023

We all have biases, including in-group loyalty. It's often easy to see such bias in others, though nearly impossible to see in oneself. As such, it's both normal and dangerous to imagine that only those who disagree with you are vulnerable to groupthink, while you are perfect beacon of independent, rational thought- along with everyone who agrees with you.

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