Category: Personal Accountability
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What Happened to the Physical Assessment?
Lately, I’ve noticed how much lighter the physical exam has become. At some visits, it feels like the provider barely touches you anymore. A few quick questions, maybe a stethoscope to the chest for a second, blood pressure slapped on over your sleeve and that’s about it. If you’re healthy, with no complaints, maybe that…
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The Abuse of Pharmaceuticals
We live in a world where markets are driven by convenience. People want easy solutions and fixes to self-inflicted problems. For example, we don’t like to eat healthy. Over the years, as processed foods continue to plague humanity, we have become a very unhealthy society. The foods are so addicting because they are full of…
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Rising Costs of Healthcare
For someone who doesn’t go into the system much, it’s hard to swallow the rise of healthcare. In the US alone, healthcare spending grew 4.1% in 2022, reaching $4.5 trillion or $13,493 per person. That is 17.3% of the national GDP. There are many reasons for this: new technology, healthcare system complexities, consolidation of hospitals,…
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What is happening to Personal Accountability?
Today we are notorious for blaming others for our mistakes. It’s never our fault. Think of all the countless stories you hear that faults society somehow someway. For example, right now, we are going through a drug epidemic. We blame doctors, pharmaceutical companies, foreign countries, poor border control, etc. However, you don’t see anyone blaming…
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