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The Truth About Weight Gain
Consuming excess calories increases body fat, regardless of how many calories come from protein. High-protein diets do affect energy expenditure and storage of lean body mass, just not body fat...
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Study Looks At Online Physician Ratings
It’s time for some good news! A study that looked at online patient ratings about their physicians from 2004 through 2010 showed that the average physician rating was 9.3 out of 10. That is...
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Surprising Exercise Science: What’s The Use Of Stretching?
If you’re like me, you probably feel guilty about not making stretching a part of your regular exercise routine. I attributed my history of low back pain to lack of stretching, although when I began...
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Is It More Important To Make Patients Happy Or To Heal Them?
One would think that happiness and healing are inextricably linked in healthcare, but the Happy Hospitalist (HH) raises an interesting question: is modern medicine’s emphasis on patient satisfaction...
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Should You Get A Mammogram?
A recent mammogram study in the New England Journal of Medicine was so controversial that the authors (Drs. Welch and Bleyer) decided to make a YouTube video to defend and explain their conclusions....
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Why Pumping Iron Is Great For Brain Cells
In my last post I told you that I would reveal the one thing you can do to have a significant, positive and lasting effect on your brain health as you get older. See if you can spot it in the following...
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Do Childless Couples Have An Increased Risk Of Death And Mental Illness?
I hate scientific studies that don’t investigate the assumptions on which they’re based. They do harm. The findings slither around and get into the heads of people who treat people for the issues the...
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Are Plastic Products Safe? Educational Webinar Reviews The Science
Concerns about plastic safety have been growing over the years, and the media has stepped up its efforts to expose potential dangers associated with plastic compounds such as bisphenol A (BPA) and...
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Are Doctors’ Orders Less Likely To Be Followed If The Doctor Is Overweight?
A recent, 358-person survey conducted by researchers at Yale University (and published in the International Journal of Obesity) suggested that patients may be less likely to follow the medical advice...
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The Top 10 Things We Should Tell Our Patients About Weight Loss
It is estimated that in seven years from now, half of all Americans will suffer from one or more chronic diseases, a majority of which are weight related. The American Medical Association recently...
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More Evidence That The Mediterranean Diet Is Healthiest
We’ve known for quite some time that weight loss can reduce the risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. However, a healthy diet alone (without weight loss) may also help to reduce...
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Why Don’t Patients Fill Their Primary Care Physician’s New Prescriptions?
A Canadian study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that about one third of new prescriptions (written by primary care physicians) are never filled. Over 15,000 patients were...
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How To Create Medical Research To Support Bogus Therapies, In Nine Easy Steps
Twenty years ago I started my job as ‘Professor of Complementary Medicine’ at the University of Exeter and became a full-time researcher of all matters related to alternative medicine. One issue that...
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Medical Errors Reduced By 30% When Doctors Required To Speak To One Another...
I have spent many blog hours bemoaning the inadequate communication going on in hospitals today. Thanks to authors of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, I have more objective...
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Popular Weight Loss App Ineffective In Achieving Weight Loss
A Cost Effective Fitness Band In a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that overweight and obese patients who used a popular smart phone app (MyFitnessPal) did not...
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Knee Arthritis Treatments Ranked By Relative Effectiveness
Wear and tear on the knee joints creates pain for up to 40% of Americans over age 45. There are plenty of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) osteoarthritis treatments available, but how...
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IDEA Labs: Medical Students Take The Lead In Healthcare Innovation
People's Choice Winning Idea: NephroZip It’s no secret that doctors are disappointed with the way that the U.S. healthcare system is evolving. Most feel helpless about improving their work conditions...
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Newly Minted Doctors Begin Their First Jobs In July: Should You Be Afraid?
Photo By Danny Kim The short answer, in my opinion, is yes. The long answer is slightly more nuanced. As it turns out, studies suggest that one’s relative risk of death is increased in teaching...
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