Bert Vorstman MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS www.urologyweb.com Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH as it is more commonly known, is a condition that causes an enlargement of the prostate gland. While this condition is very common, in some men it leads to urinary dysfunction. When the problems associated with BPH begin to impact quality […]
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DIRTY DOCTOR HANDS
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reported recently that an estimated 50% of physicians wash their hands BUT RARELY during patient interaction and that this gross lack of traditional handwashing and hygiene by physicians was linked directly to DISEASE COMMUNICATION and PATIENT DEATHS This national disgrace of physicians rarely washing their hands before patient interaction […]
BAD SURGERY
Books have been written about bad medicine, bad pharma and also, bad surgery. > bad surgery is surgery which is unneeded, > bad surgery is one where there is clear overtreatment,F > bad surgery is one where surgical principles fall well below accepted standards, > bad surgery is one where there is no validating scientific […]
Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA)
The PSA is a protein produced by epithelial cells of the prostate and can be measured in the blood and used as a tumor marker. The total PSA (tPSA) is considered normal if less than 4ng/ml but it is not a reliable indicator of presence or absence of prostate cancer. An abnormal tPSA should always […]
TRUST ME, I’M A DOCTOR
Despite the Hippocratic Oath and Maimonides Prayer for the Physician offering guidance for physician conduct, patient trust in their doctors continues to erode. Unfortunately, the processes of medical counseling, informed consent and shared decision-making have been poisoned by unchecked financial conflicts-of-interest. From physicians getting paid to treat (the more they treat, the more they get […]