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,...
Opinion
Standards for health claims in advertisements need to go up
“Unproven treatments are just that – unproven – and shouldn’t be marketed as effective ones,” says Dr. Allan M. Block.
Opinion
Patient poaching: High on practices’ dirty tricks list
“Basically, what the other doctor did was perform a walletectomy (or, in this case insurance-ectomy) on the patient under the guise (to her) that...
Opinion
Is it time for neurologists to manage high blood pressure?
Dr. Allan M. Block argues that while elevated readings definitely overlap with neurologic practice, treating and managing them directly should not...
Opinion
Lay press stories about research: Putting them into perspective for patients
Dr. Allan Block discusses a case of a patient who had a question regarding early research into potential long-term risks of a treatment for an...
Opinion
When patient autonomy gets in the way
Dr. Allan M. Block says doing a consult on an alert and reasonable patient who doesn’t want one seems like harassment.