Patrick Wagner, MD – Page 4

The Solution to the Political Pollution of Medical Freedom

July 15, 2024 11:00 amJuly 15, 2024 11:01 am

The medical system in California is out of the control of the citizens, as is the case throughout America. The controlling factor is the unrestrained, arbitrary, and random exercise of power now demonstrated by Governor Newsom and the Marxist majority. ...

Regulatory Capture and Medicine

July 1, 2024 4:57 pmJuly 1, 2024 4:58 pm

One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or communism on a people is by way of medicine. This is a very true warning issued in the past which has played out and plagues California and the nation today. I know...

A Personal Experience with Healthcare Insurance

June 15, 2024 8:00 amJune 15, 2024 8:01 am

He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. ~William Drummond It was 1 AM on an ordinary September night in 2003, and I was sound asleep...

The Hippocratic Oath: Privacy

June 6, 2024 12:28 pm

The sixth and final covenant of the Hippocratic Oath is called Privacy. My oath states: That whatsoever I shall see or hear in regard to the life of my patients I will keep inviolably in confidence even beyond the patient’s death....

The Hippocratic Oath: Abjuring Harm

June 1, 2024 8:52 amJune 1, 2024 8:52 am

The fifth and next to the final covenant of the Hippocratic Oath discussed here is to abjure harm. The oath I swore states: That I will abjure (reject) any medicine or operation or counsel which is injurious or deleterious to...

The Hippocratic Oath: Availability

May 28, 2024 9:00 amMay 28, 2024 9:01 am

That I will not, for any reason, refuse my highest abilities to those who seek my professional skills. How simple and common sensical is this statement about access or availability of a physician to his or her patients? Described above...

The Hippocratic Oath: Limitations

May 24, 2024 4:14 pmMay 24, 2024 4:14 pm

So far in our discussion of the covenants of the Hippocratic Oath we have covered honor and teaching. An equally important covenant is that of limitations. Please recognize that as with all the covenants, the function of both the doctor...