tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post7181332593196241488..comments2023-08-24T00:28:08.108-07:00Comments on Why is American health care so expensive?: On not moving and other dangerous sportsJanice Boughtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02321947802871503562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-37719962036569451202018-02-08T20:16:19.896-08:002018-02-08T20:16:19.896-08:00Janice, I have read all of your posts, some twice....Janice, I have read all of your posts, some twice. If you ever stop blogging, a large part of my life that informs me, makes me think (deeply) and keeps me thinking straight will disappear. You are the epitome of "common sense" in science and medicine. <br />Strangely, I have tried without success to introduce you to my doctor and other health professionals. I expect what you have to teach is very scary to (almost all) health professionals because many fear that what they've done their entire careers may be seriously flawed. And like gerbils on a wheel, they can't or won't take the time to stop and re-examine if they are getting anywhere at all. <br />And I like your singing. And no one makes a compote at singing camp like you do!<br />Please tell me if you do not want to spread the word (like to my facebook friends) that your blog is eminently worth their time.<br /><br />bdurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573703383993837276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350181109033523476.post-84930118148705928142018-01-29T06:58:12.830-08:002018-01-29T06:58:12.830-08:00Doctors and teachers end up being part time social...Doctors and teachers end up being part time social workers, political activists, sometimes windmill tilters, or amateur psychologists juggled amid what we are trained to do. The Endocrine Society designated as the theme of one of its meetings about 5 years ago the Health Outcome Disparities. In true Society fashion, they pretty much ignored the clinicians who struggle with this population if favor of those who run clinical trials and have trouble recruiting these types of patients for their drug testing. <br /><br />I would be a little skeptical of data extracted from electronic records, though. The ones I read too often border on fictional accounts of patients.furrydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772545788519226405noreply@blogger.com