Straight Talking Doc Unhinged
Straight Talking Doc Unhinged
Latest Episodes
A Fight at the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
At the ADA Research Convention several members trying to pass out information were forced out after the police were called. They were ADA leaders who wrote an editorial blasting the current Presidential administration for cuts in research...
The Power of Medical Boards
Both Andy and Alan have been reported to their respective medical boards, both have had to hire lawyers, both have had to fight for their right to speak and to practice medicine. The Board of Physicians is an extrajudicial entity, operati...
Medical Inequities
Alan and Andy work in different medical environments. Alan works in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the county, one with many who are uninsured, undocumented, who have to work multiple jobs, who have limited food options, and who had ...
What Doctors are Saying about the Cholesterol Guidelines
We reviewed what several physician podcasts have to say about the new cholesterol guidelines. We spoke about the guidelines
The Emergency Room: Overtreatment as a Symptom of our System
The Emergency Room can be life saving, but also can be a place to be feared. We discuss several cases in which protocols and robotic thinking put patients in precarious positions, exposing them to unnecessary dangers, creating diseases wh...