Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 6, 2025
Like an innocent child with criminal parents, many of us hoped that the drug would work, regardless of the ethical shenanigans behind it.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: December 9, 2024
If the headline just said, “Unknown Assailant Kills Man Outside Hotel,” would you have even read beyond that?
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 26, 2024
I’d rather watch a fish tank in a waiting room then have a TV blaring at me with news, doctor bios, and direct-to-consumer ads. I suspect my patien...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 11, 2024
A small, even solo, medical practice isn’t incompatible with the shiny toys of 2024 medicine. You can make good patient care happen with both.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: October 21, 2024
No matter how much medicine may change, in many ways it will stay the same.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: October 15, 2024
We want to understand what we’re prescribing will do to patients. We want to explain it to them, too.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: October 7, 2024
Everything we do now in medicine is based on both the successes and failures of what came before.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: September 30, 2024
My charts on roughly 20,000 patients can all fit on a gadget the size of my thumb instead of a multi-room shelvin...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: September 26, 2024
I have no desire to advertise that I’m the best neurologist in town (though I believe I’m the best in my building, since there isn’t another one).<...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: September 16, 2024
Alzheimer’s disease is a worldwide human problem. Not American. Not western. Not restricted by race, or ethnicity, or continent.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: September 9, 2024
I’m certainly not in a position to offer extended or weekend hours — I mean, I could, but I also have my own sanity to keep.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: August 28, 2024
The guidelines, in essence, are useful, but only apply to a perfect world where drug cost doesn’t matter.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: August 7, 2024
Whether it is good for you or not, alcohol isn’t going away. Not now, probably not ever.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: August 1, 2024
What is a good hobby for an early 21st century doctor?
News
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: July 17, 2024
No-shows are a waste of time and money for every medical practice.
