Category Archives: A New Way to Practice Medicine

Invincible Ignorance and the Implacable Enemy

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Mike Nichols

Hmmm…well this is a medical blog site so that may seem like an odd place to start. Let me explain my interest in such an enemy and the nature of what I here call invincible ignorance. No, better, let you me … Continue reading →

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A Simple Proposition

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Mike Nichols

Reading through my blogs can be a frustrating experience. Often times people are looking for information like a needlepoint sampler; quick aphorisms they can read, understand and use with a sense of value. My writing is not often like that. … Continue reading →

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The Elephant In The Room

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Mike Nichols

About that elephant; let me set the stage. A few- hey, I’m an old guy; a few, in this case is about 15- a few years ago I was at an endocrinology conference focusing on adult onset diabetes. The keynote speaker, … Continue reading →

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Prostate Cancer. Mens Rea: Who Knew What And When?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Mike Nichols

For those of us who are either rusty in our knowledge of the Law or Latin, mens rea means ‘guilty mind.’ In a bit you will see why I rehearse this bit of arcana. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force … Continue reading →

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Part Two Of The Last One: Another Paradigm

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Mike Nichols

The Last Sentence From “Smart People”: But what to do? Well to answer that question I began to look for an organizing system that would provide a good model to assess the likely benefit or harm of any health intervention … Continue reading →

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