One-Drop Rule

The tragedy in Charlottesville brought new attention to bigotry and white supremacy in a most unusual manner from a testimonial by a graduate of the University of Virginia medical school. On August 14, 2017, Dr. Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, wrote a heartfelt editorial...

Elephant in Healthcare Reform

This appeared as an Op-Ed in the Macon Telegraph on June 28, 2017 Once again Congress feverishly tries to fix a broken healthcare system while ignoring the proverbial “elephant in the room” that continues to dominate but goes unmentioned. Republican Senator Rand Paul...

Gaslighting Chiropractic

While the ACA is fighting a civil war over its xray Prohibition, it appears the Choosing Wisely movement in Australia is far ahead of its American colleagues by addressing the bigger issues of opioid abuse and unnecessary spine fusions as I suggested we do in my last...

The Paradox of Choosing Wisely

I understand the Choosing Wisely program was designed to eliminate waste in medical care, but it quickly became obvious to me this program does not understand there are bigger fish to fry than imaging for LBP. Nor does this program address the bigger issues such as...