George F. Smith is an internal medicine physician and author of Tales from the Trenches: A life in Primary Care.
It doesn’t take much to understand that women have had it tough throughout history. While seemingly in our age there is near parity (with many women heads of state in Mexico, Italy, Moldova, Iceland, etc.), they only gained the right to vote in the U.S. 105 years ago (with the 19th Amendment to the Constitution), which was 50 years after Black men in 1870 (the 15th Amendment). There have always …
Not long ago, a friend told me, “I switched insurance and can’t find a doctor who will take me.” Another said, “I left Kaiser after going on Medicare and now no one will see me.” These aren’t isolated complaints. They’ve become the new reality in Silicon Valley: It’s easier to buy a multimillion-dollar home than to find a new primary care doctor.
I saw this problem firsthand before I retired from …
Not long ago, a friend told me, “I switched insurance and can’t find a doctor who will take me.” Another said, “I left a leading integrated health plan after going on Medicare and now no one will see me.” These aren’t isolated complaints. They’ve become the new reality in an affluent U.S. region: It’s easier to buy a multimillion-dollar home than to find a new primary care doctor.
I saw this …
An excerpt from Tales from the Trenches: A life in Primary Care.
For nearly four decades in medical practice, I’ve been asked countless times about the best supplements or vitamins for improving health. Despite widespread hopes that pills can unlock vitality and longevity, the truth is less glamorous and far more powerful: The single best prescription for health is regular physical activity. Exercise, not supplements or medications, is the most …
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