GOLFING AFTER KNEE REPLACEMENT
Patients undergoing hip and knee replacement often do so not only to alleviate pain, but also to participate in low impact-type sports. Golf...

Hip Resurfacing Not the Best Option for Every Arthritis Patient
Hip resurfacing is an alternative surgical procedure to total hip replacement. Study results suggest though that hip resurfacing is not the ...

Patient's Bill of Health Care Rights
At our institution, we have a Patient's Bill of Rights that every patient is given when they are admitted to the hospital that includes, amo...

Update: Global Consortium for Neurocognitive Fitness Innovation
As mentioned before, the World Economic Forum asked me to write an 800 words summary of your most compelling actionable idea on the challen...

Increasing demands for internists
What was an internist? What is an internist? What will internists become?I have written extensively on internal medicine (as have my ...

Medical waste
Over $700 billion is wasted on unnecessary medical care yearly. This Boston Globe op-ed gives some eye-opening examples of where to start t...

ABIM Issues Warning Regarding Scam Certification Boards Plus How to Score Well on the Real Board Exam
I am a Board-certified Internist and proud of it. Although I scored at the 96-98th percentile during my in-service exams during residency, t...