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The No-Nonsense California Doctor

June 24, 2026 12:00 pmJune 24, 2026 12:01 pm

DEMAGOGUE: A leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power. The California medical profession is sick. It has been infected and profoundly weakened by the nonsensical and poisonous political machine in...

Discernment and its Deleterious Impact on Newsom’s Medi-Cal

March 31, 2026 10:50 amMarch 31, 2026 10:50 am

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 It is a physician’s sworn responsibility to formulate a diagnosis and offer a treatment plan for an obviously harmful physical or mental condition or...

The Dangerous Side Effects of Physician Burnout

March 13, 2024 9:19 amMarch 13, 2024 9:19 am

This is the first in a series of editorials from Patrick Wagner, MD, offering his assessment of California medicine, as well as the bottom line of a private practice physician. It should be clear based on the lack of civility...