Hippocratic Oath – California Globe

Revival of Private Practice: Part II

December 2, 2025 9:00 amDecember 2, 2025 9:01 am

In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson points out that ALL men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. We Americans, guided by our founding principles, have the...

Revival of the Private Practice

November 25, 2025 7:13 amNovember 25, 2025 7:13 am

WARNING: The private practice doctor-patient relationship is an endangered species. You and I have an invigorating opportunity to maximize and strengthen this relationship to preserve and improve the economics, the ethics, and the healing efficiency of our California medical system...

AI Quackery in AI Healthcare

August 27, 2024 1:47 pmAugust 27, 2024 1:47 pm

Quacks have been described as swindlers who prey on sickness and death, and “artificial intelligence” quacks are pseudo medical practitioners who promote fraudulent “healthcare” treatments for ill-gotten gains. Please be advised, they don’t care about you. They care about your...

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...

Medi-Cal and its Deleterious Impact in California Medical Care: Honor

May 16, 2024 2:45 amMay 16, 2024 8:31 am

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

May 8, 2024 3:15 pmMay 8, 2024 3:16 pm

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...