Thursday, May 26, 2011

modern malady

it strikes me that we have efficiently parceled off bits of organ systems to sub-specialists each of whom now deeply urges us to screen and to vaccinate. colorectal cancer. breast cancer. prostate cancer. cervical cancer. ovarian cancer. skin cancer. diabetes. dyslipidemia. coronary artery disease. hypertension. liver disease. renal disease. depression. suicidality. sleep deprivation. cognitive impairment. vitamin deficiency. pneumococcal meningococcal influenza hepatitis tetanus diphtheria varicella and zoster.

what we need, i say, in a totally politically incorrect way, is a revival of common sense. 

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