Changing the Paradigm for Ensuring Physician Quality: A Conversation with Dr. Ira E. Williams

Recently, I had the opportunity to have a dialogue with a very thoughtful retired oral surgeon, Dr. Ira E. Williams, who has published a book describing some of the failings with the current regulatory and medicolegal answers to the problem of inconsistent quality of care provided by physicians. What he proposes is no less than a paradigm shift in medicine, a system of robust peer review that would, over time, replace our failed systems, improve care, and would be more fair to both patients and doctors. Read more...

Medpie Interviews

Featured Article

Joining the Student Band, and Risking Lung Function?

But I looked up risks associated with playing wind instruments and found, to my great surprise, that even healthy adolescents that play wind instruments can develop an obstructive breathing pattern that is normally associated with disease.

Should we reneg on the band committment, or can we balance this risk by swimming and playing basketball? Read more...

Medpie Interviews

Featured Article

The Risks of Infidelity

I guess marriage is like my old Honda lawn mower in my garage. It worked great for the first couple of years and now doesn't quite as well. Should I clean it, bring it in for repair when needed, and take to beautiful park-like lawns for exercise, or I should I dump it and get a brand new one? Or maybe I should accuse my neighbor of sneaking it out of my garage to mow his lawn in the middle of the night, and then set my lawn mower up in the backyard and throw rocks at it until its engine falls out and gasoline leaks all over the ground. Hmm... Read more...

Web Videos

Video Image

Dr. Joan Vernikos Describes Why Gravity is Good

Former NASA Director of Life Sciences Division Dr. Joan Vernikos describes why gravity is essential for human health. She recommends to keep your blood pressure regulated, simply stand up, many times a day during the day, change position. She says that astronauts do not grow old in space, but rather that they suffer from the effects of microgravity.

Crowdsource

Story Icon

Leisure Homes as Preventative Medicine

Chief Complaint

Chief Complaint: My Hart Hurts

Chief Complaint

Chief Complaint: Blue Balls

Chief Complaint

Chief Complaint: My Virginia Itches

MedPie1's Twitter Feed

    follow me on Twitter

    MedPie2's Twitter Feed

      follow me on Twitter