Opinion
In general, I’m happy
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Subspecialists are important to maintain medical excellence, but we still need people willing to do general...
Opinion
Staying in my lane
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Part of life is accepting what you can and can’t do.
Opinion
Marketing the meds
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Perhaps a portion of the significant amount of money spent on pharmaceutical marketing, branding, and...
Opinion
The placebo effect
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Accumulating evidence suggests that some ingredients in over-the-counter cold and cough remedies are ineffective...
Opinion
Thinking about masks
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
While nothing is 100% successful, masks put a respiratory filter of sorts between us and the world (and vice versa).
Opinion
Where do you stand on the Middle East conflict?
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
The situation in the Middle East, serious as it may be, is not part of the doctor-patient relationship any more...
Opinion
Take two pills and make a donation
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
To actively solicit donations from someone under your care is tasteless and inappropriate.
Opinion
I’ll make a note of that
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
As technology advances us toward a digital, paperless world, paper – for better or worse – still has its place...
Opinion
Footprints
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
In medicine, and in everyday life, we strive to do our best for ourselves and for those who need us.
Opinion
Hunt, gather, and turn on the Keurig
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Over the millennia we’ve changed daily routines from something critical for survival to what we need for individual success in a chosen field.
Opinion
Dusty, but still cool
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
In life, as in medicine, priorities change and evolve with the times.
Opinion
The magic of music
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Music is a part of that mysterious essence that makes us human. It touches all of us in some way.
Opinion
It’s not an assembly line
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Private equity buyouts may benefit some businesses, but medical practices are not one of them.
Opinion
Buyer beware
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Advertisements for unproven treatments abound, and it is up to the consumer to judge the merits of such “sketchy...
Opinion
Babe Ruth’s unique cane, and why he used it
- Author:
- Allan M. Block, MD
Seventy-five years after his death, the case of Babe Ruth still presents pertinent questions.