Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: July 25, 2022
In an era where other businesses want to reverse the work-from-home trend, I don’t see an issue with its continuing for some jobs.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: July 20, 2022
The medical equivalent of the shell game involves manufacturer copay coupons that may or may not save patients money on prescriptions.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: July 11, 2022
A lot of chart systems try to incorporate algorithms into medical decision making. Sometimes they’re helpful, oth...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: July 6, 2022
After almost 30 years as a doctor the job becomes a part of your personality, one that’s as important as many other aspects of what makes us who we...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: July 6, 2022
The mind that keeps working is a powerful tool, driving us forward in all walks of life.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: June 28, 2022
We live in a world of amazing technological achievements, but that doesn’t mean all diseases have been cured and problems fixed.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: June 21, 2022
My little office is a private oasis, of sorts. Quiet and undisturbed.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: June 13, 2022
If I haven’t opened my old medical textbooks in 20-25 years, the odds are that I’m not going to now.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: May 31, 2022
The consequences of noncompliance in migraineurs certainly aren’t as bad – or as expensive – as those for seizure patients, but they aren’t minor e...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: May 23, 2022
Learning to ride out the highs and lows that make up an average patient load is just another part of the job.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: May 17, 2022
A recent study found that people who stopped using social media for 1 week had “significant improvements in well-being, depression, and anxiety.”
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: May 9, 2022
Some things remain a mystery despite our attempts to solve them.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: May 2, 2022
After a tricky case, there’s relief in having done the right thing for the patient, having made the correct diagn...
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: April 25, 2022
Working on jigsaw puzzles is akin to meditation – a welcome escape from the day.
Opinion
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Publish date: April 19, 2022
In medicine, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment.
