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Governor Newsom and the Mockery of Informed Consent

July 24, 2025 2:53 amJuly 24, 2025 2:54 am

About a week or two ago, Governor Gavin Newsom headed out of California politics and did a podcast about how he sees the future of the USA. He didn’t take his California politics with him, but rather “got down” with...

The Standard of Care in Medicine

February 13, 2025 4:09 pmFebruary 13, 2025 4:09 pm

Proverbs 22:16 He who gains by oppressing the poor or by bribing the rich shall end in poverty. Back when I was a surgeon in practice, physicians assessed their own independent performance and compared it to the “standard of care...

Is Healthcare a Human Right?

February 5, 2025 3:00 pmFebruary 5, 2025 3:01 pm

Is Healthcare a Human Right? My answer, having been a general surgeon for 45 years is hell no! My healthcare is a personal obligation, and I am 100% responsible for how I take care of myself. And that is your...

Healthcare Professionals Can Help Mitigate the Consequences of Government Price Controls

August 30, 2024 9:11 amAugust 30, 2024 9:11 am

In August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released details around medicine that will be subject to the first round of government price controls—newfound authority originating from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. While the intent to lower costs for patients is...

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

May 22, 2024 7:03 amMay 22, 2024 7:03 am

The Hippocratic Oath says a lot about the quality of those who teach students the art of medicine. Those teachers are considered as dear as parents. And it goes on to say that I will impart my medical knowledge (judgment)...

California Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act

August 21, 2022 10:33 amAugust 21, 2022 10:39 am

California has a number of formal acts in statute. Business and Professions Code Division 2, Chapter 1.6 provides the Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act, which is contained in Sections 920 to 922. Chapter 1.6 was added in 2002 by...