Category Archives: A New Way to Practice Medicine

Start Here

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Mike Nichols

Plan for the future. Basically medical testing can be done for one of two reasons: either something is wrong- heart attack or cancer for example- or you want to find a problem in its earliest stages so you can prevent … Continue reading →

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No Safety Net

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Mike Nichols

One of the perennial questions docs ask themselves at big medical meetings is: “How come our patients don’t exercise and eat right?” Now let’s admit up front that institutional medicine has given, many times over, conflicting advice about what constitutes … Continue reading →

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AS I LAY DYING

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Mike Nichols

Faulkner? Homer? Nope. Nichols. Well I didn’t die; I’m writing this. But, many broken bones, two punctured lungs and hanging on the face of a vertical ice couloir by a worn rope and an outcropping of rock was close … Continue reading →

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Don’t Cry For Me Argentina

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Mike Nichols

I don’t know how many muscleheads, heart patients and readers are fans of musical theater and opera, but I am. I know, my wife thinks it’s strange too. Now what the heck does Andrew Lloyd Webber’s song have to do … Continue reading →

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Fulcrum-Powered, Chrome-Plated, Leveraged Deception

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Mike Nichols

A patient sent me an ad I had not seen. I reproduce it here in order to discuss it; last page. It contains one outright lie, oops…well intentioned error, and one important truth and overall is very misleading and dangerous. … Continue reading →

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