Author Archives: todd

COVID-19 hysteria is in full swing. In the interest of “flattening the curve” of peak cases that might stress hospitals with a rush of capacity-exceeding, ventilator-dependent patients, have we created a greater societal crisis with a much larger and wider … Continue reading →

I recently wrote about my new Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, the quest for affordable meds and supplies, and the subsequent financial savings found through transparent pricing outside of my insurance plan. I summarized that health care “coverage” is very expensive, … Continue reading →

I’m a healthy 48-year old anesthesiologist. At least I was healthy until an unintentional 20 pound weight loss over the summer, accompanied by unquenchable thirst, insatiable appetite, blurry vision, and the bathroom frequency of an elderly prostatic. My lab workup … Continue reading →

Macabre. Morbid. Dark. Taboo. Frightening. Shocking. Impersonal. That’s how society thinks of Death… when it allows itself to think of Death… when a short exposure to someone’s serious illness or mortality temporarily intrudes into our consciousness. Death is something that … Continue reading →

Updated quote from a few years ago: “Please do not believe the slanderous accusations against me. I am not an anti-government extremist. I merely oppose those aspects of the government which coerce, steal, invade, surveil, threaten, kill, benefit and favor … Continue reading →

Quick book review: For most Americans, the CIA is a secretive, but seemingly benign, agency of the government that attempts to gather difficult-to-obtain information for political or military use. The reality is that since WWII, the Agency has been an … Continue reading →

Governments around the world (local, state and national) carry debt loads that can never be repaid. These numbers may combine into the $200 Trillion range – levels that cannot even be imagined, much less dealt with economically. (See IMF, McKinsey, … Continue reading →

My wife and I both began visiting Spanish speaking countries in our younger days, over 20 years ago, on mission trips. Now, with both of us working in health related fields, we look to continue trips to some of the … Continue reading →

 I came across this presentation that I made a few years ago at the national AAPS conference and wanted to save it for future reference and the interested. For those that are not familiar with Certificate of Need (CON) laws, … Continue reading →

CNBC published an article last week: “The Amazon effect could potentially leave all Americans neighborless.” The author continues the long-lived and broadly-shared concern that online purchasing and social media are gutting traditional American commerce and interpersonal relationships, leaving us socially … Continue reading →