Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: February 27, 2024
Disease prevalence varies by regions, and there are certain genetic issues one has to take into account, but the basic principles of medicine are t...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: February 12, 2024
With an office lease and board certification up for renewal in a few years, where does retirement fit in?<...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: February 6, 2024
Doctors are susceptible to the same foibles, errors, and incorrect snap-judgments that all people are, but what m...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 29, 2024
Maybe it’s time to stop laughing at the VA and realize they’re doing something right.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 23, 2024
It’s one thing to say a superstition is silly. It’s another to actually convince your primeval self of it.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 17, 2024
Just because something seems promising in early studies doesn’t mean it will pan out.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 9, 2024
What conference calling doesn’t convey is as important as what it does, and virtual is never a perfect substitute...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: January 2, 2024
Regardless of what you celebrate, it’s a good time to take stock of your blessings.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: December 19, 2023
Like the “once in, never out” issue with a wrong diagnosis in the EMR, erroneous professional information on the Internet probably isn’t going to g...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: December 6, 2023
EMRs, while well-intentioned, have taken the benefits of computer data storage and retrieval and twisted them int...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 29, 2023
Subspecialists are important to maintain medical excellence, but we still need people willing to do general neuro...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 22, 2023
Part of life is accepting what you can and can’t do.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 13, 2023
Perhaps a portion of the significant amount of money spent on pharmaceutical marketing, branding, and advertising...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: November 7, 2023
Accumulating evidence suggests that some ingredients in over-the-counter cold and cough remedies are ineffective....
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: October 27, 2023
While nothing is 100% successful, masks put a respiratory filter of sorts between us and the world (and vice versa).
