Is the PSA reliable enough as a screening test to pick out only those few men who have the potentially lethal type of prostate cancer? Many people are questioning the validity of the PSA and its use as a reliable screening test. So let’s discuss what is known about the PSA. The Prostatic Specific Antigen […]
PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENTS – FACTS AND LIES
Although “treatments” in alternative and complementary medicine lack proof of benefit, some common healthcare practices also lack scientific evidence for benefit despite being covered by health insurance, marketed as FDA “approved” and/or as “standard of care”. In fact, there is no greater medical arena of orchestrated deception than that concerning prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. Are […]
Why the Gleason 6 Doesn’t Need Treatment
The “prostate cancer” label is very deceptive because it gives you the impression that all cancers are potentially deadly. However, this is absolutely UNTRUE. In fact, the prostate cancer label is a tricky catch-all for a variety of prostate cancers from those that appear to be mildly cancerous under the microscope but actually FAIL TO […]
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 […]
WHAT IS HOLDING BACK DIGITAL HEALTHCARE?
The costs of healthcare and healthcare insurances are ballooning and, the feeding frenzy of a fee-for-service model is unsustainable whatever taxation increases are proposed. A digital health platform connecting consumers/patients with doctors/providers is an attractive matchmaker since the platform connecting consumers with services has worked well for nearly every other industry in this digital age. […]
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