Tag: Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratic Oath: Privacy
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
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...
Medi-Cal and its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: Honor
One of the most amazing privileges of being a surgeon in Sacramento was in receiving patient referrals from my fellow physicians for consideration of whether I would recommend surgery. It was like a feather in my cap. And the honor...
Medi-Cal and its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: The Hippocratic Oath
What is the Hippocratic Oath? How has the Hippocratic Oath been negatively impacted by Governor Gavin Newsom and his predecessors? Let us begin this discussion by finding out who Hippocrates was and why the Hippocratic Oath is vital to...
Why are Vaccine Adverse Events Not Acknowledged or Reported by Medical Professionals?
Physicians are bound to their Hippocratic Oath to “First, do no harm,” but government officials do not carry any liability for injury or harm, nor do pharmaceutical companies since the 1986 National Childhood Vaccination Injury Act protects them. Legislators have...