Opinion
Do general neurologists fall victim to a plethora of treatment options?
Are a widening array of treatment options pushing MS into the realm of subspecialist care?
Opinion
Is the troll tracker crying wolf?
It’s probably been over a year since a warning email from the PMP told me something I didn’t already know.
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An unplanned ‘vacation’
I’m ready to go back to the regular world of practice. I just have to hope that the regular world is going to come back to me.
Opinion
A cure for dementia? Not so fast
There are dangers in taking as definitive preliminary findings, or generalizing specific research findings.
Opinion
Preserving civility in trying times
It’s nice to know many people out there still subscribe to civil ideas and polite behavior, even when the circumstances are difficult.
Opinion
Car is king, but commuting takes a back seat
Perhaps the pandemic will also bring a lasting change in how and where many do their jobs.
Opinion
Improving interprovider communication
No amount of technological wizardry is going to make it easier to find meaning in a meaningless note, contact someone who isn’t listening, or hear...
Opinion
There is no cure for gullibility
In a world used to instant gratification, people need to realize that a cure for COVID-19 will never happen overnight.
Opinion
Blogging? No thanks
Compared with blogging, time spent seeing and treating patients is time better spent.
Opinion
Taming a terrible illness
Hopefully, like previously devastating illnesses, COVID-19 will be brought under control.
Opinion
Why are we still talking about hydroxychloroquine?
Continuing to give it to sick people, despite the growing evidence against it, violates the “do-no-harm” tenet of our field.
Opinion
Repeat MRIs: Educating patients
Generally one MRI is all that is needed, although there are exceptions.
Opinion
It’s been surreal
While we all pine for some degree of normalcy, help is still here for those who need it.
Opinion
Masks are a public health issue, not a political one
Many people refuse to wear masks on the grounds that it’s a matter of personal freedom.
Opinion
Passing on the “FastPass”
It seems hypocritical, or at least inappropriate, for me to take advantage of a “FastPass” when I’m really not one of the people it is intended...