Opinion
Earning the trust of families
The most meaningful way I realize people like and trust me is when they refer a family member.
Opinion
The limitations of telemedicine
As the pandemic continues, telemedicine has became increasingly problematic.
Opinion
Reimbursement for telemedicine services: A billing code disaster
It is time to address the complete lack of uniformity in telemedicine billing codes.
Opinion
The cost of postponing medical care during the pandemic
A cost of the pandemic that has not yet fully emerged will be people who unknowingly survived potentially serious problems and let them go...
Opinion
Neurologists are not electricians. Nor are we internists.
Years of training and clinical experience as a specialist does not qualify one to jump into general medicine.
Opinion
Will we be wearing masks years from now?
Just because they’re new doesn’t mean they’re bad.
News
Changing habits, sleep patterns, and home duties during the pandemic
“I think all of us have come to accept this strange pause button that’s been pushed, and I’ll try to learn what I can from it and take that with...
Opinion
“I have to watch my bank accounts closely”: a solo practitioner during COVID-19
“I’ve stopped taking a paycheck so I can keep paying [my two staff members], my rent, and the other miscellaneous costs of running an office,”...
News
Which of the changes that coronavirus has forced upon us will remain?
Dr. Allan M. Block wonders how telemedicine, working from home, grocery delivery, and other social changes will alter our future.
News
In the Phoenix area, we are in a lull before the coronavirus storm
Every bed possible is being kept open for the feared onslaught of coronavirus patients in the coming weeks. Protective equipment, already in short...
Opinion
Standing by and still open for business during COVID-19 pandemic
“With the relaxing of telehealth requirements for Medicare that were announced on March 17, I’m setting up to ‘see’ patients remotely,” says Dr....
Opinion
Does misplaced faith in modern medicine run at odds against healthier lifestyles?
In the food environment of developed countries, does a misplaced faith in the effectiveness of statins, antihypertensives, and other medications...
News
Research protocol overkill
Why are reams of paper necessary for one research study protocol when a digital copy will do just fine?
News
Treating those who taught us
Dr. Allan M. Block recounts his experience in taking care of a former attending physician who taught him during his residency.
Opinion
Neurologic disease doesn’t discriminate against anyone
Rush drummer Neil Peart’s recent death from glioblastoma is another example of how “neurologic disease doesn’t discriminate against anyone,...