Opinion

Solo Vs McDoctors Inc.
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
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.
Opinion

A Brief Glimpse Into 80,000 Years of Human History
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
No matter how much medicine may change, in many ways it will stay the same.
Opinion

Mechanism of Action
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
We want to understand what we’re prescribing will do to patients. We want to explain it to them, too.
Opinion

Statins for MS (Not)
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Everything we do now in medicine is based on both the successes and failures of what came before.
Opinion

Flash Drive Versus Paper
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
My charts on roughly 20,000 patients can all fit on a gadget the size of my thumb instead of a multi-room...
Opinion

Not Keeping Up With the Joneses
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
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...
Opinion

Mom’s Potato Salad
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Alzheimer’s disease is a worldwide human problem. Not American. Not western. Not restricted by race, or ethnicity, or continent.
Opinion

The Small Business of Medicine
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
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.
Opinion

The Prohibitive Price Tag
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
The guidelines, in essence, are useful, but only apply to a perfect world where drug cost doesn’t matter.
Opinion

Last Call for Alcohol? Probably Not
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Whether it is good for you or not, alcohol isn’t going away. Not now, probably not ever.
Opinion

In Search of a Hobby
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
What is a good hobby for an early 21st century doctor?
News

Penalty for No-Shows?
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
No-shows are a waste of time and money for every medical practice.
Opinion

Another Social Media Snowball
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
The intersection between medical research and mass media becomes increasingly problematic in the social media era, where things that are...
Opinion

Thanks, But No Thanks
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
As a neurologist. I’m not here to offer a range of financial services. I have neither the time, nor interest, to...
Opinion

Selective Attention
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
The human brain has a remarkable ability to see a relationship between two separate objects that isn’t always...