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    Solo Vs McDoctors Inc.

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    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: November 11, 2024

    A small, even solo, medical practice isn’t incompatible with the shiny toys of 2024 medicine. You can make good patient care happen with both.

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    A Brief Glimpse Into 80,000 Years of Human History

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 21, 2024

    No matter how much medicine may change, in many ways it will stay the same.

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    Mechanism of Action

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 15, 2024

    We want to understand what we’re prescribing will do to patients. We want to explain it to them, too.

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    Statins for MS (Not)

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: October 7, 2024

    Everything we do now in medicine is based on both the successes and failures of what came before.

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    Flash Drive Versus Paper

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 30, 2024

    My charts on roughly 20,000 patients can all fit on a gadget the size of my thumb instead of a multi-room...

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    Not Keeping Up With the Joneses

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 26, 2024

    I have no desire to advertise that I’m the best neurologist in town (though I believe I’m the best in my building, since there isn’t another one...

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    Mom’s Potato Salad

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 16, 2024

    Alzheimer’s disease is a worldwide human problem. Not American. Not western. Not restricted by race, or ethnicity, or continent.

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    Opinion

    The Small Business of Medicine

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: September 9, 2024

    I’m certainly not in a position to offer extended or weekend hours — I mean, I could, but I also have my own sanity to keep.

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    Opinion

    The Prohibitive Price Tag

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: August 28, 2024

    The guidelines, in essence, are useful, but only apply to a perfect world where drug cost doesn’t matter.

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    Opinion

    Last Call for Alcohol? Probably Not

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: August 7, 2024

    Whether it is good for you or not, alcohol isn’t going away. Not now, probably not ever.

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    Opinion

    In Search of a Hobby

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: August 1, 2024

    What is a good hobby for an early 21st century doctor?

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    News

    Penalty for No-Shows?

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: July 17, 2024

    No-shows are a waste of time and money for every medical practice.

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    Opinion

    Another Social Media Snowball

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: July 8, 2024

    The intersection between medical research and mass media becomes increasingly problematic in the social media era, where things that are...

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    Opinion

    Thanks, But No Thanks

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: July 1, 2024

    As a neurologist. I’m not here to offer a range of financial services. I have neither the time, nor interest, to...

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    Opinion

    Selective Attention

    Author:
    Allan M. Block, MD
    Publish date: June 18, 2024

    The human brain has a remarkable ability to see a relationship between two separate objects that isn’t always...

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