Health

Anish Koka and Michel Accad have fun discussing the controversies about blood pressure guidelines with guest Dr. Swapnil Hiremath.

What is the best way to curtail unwarranted therapies? Should there be more top down regulations or is it possible that more health care freedom will lead to less utilization?

Government licensing hurts employment, reduces competition — and thus quality — and serves to line the pockets of the established firms who benefit.

Recent media coverage suggests more government spending and more government control is the only "solution" to rising suicide rates in America.  

Shared decision-making has become a sacred cow of medical ethics almost overnight. Anish Koka and Michel Accad review the history of this concept and why it is contrary to a sound doctor-patient relationship.

Obesity has skyrocketed since the government became involved in the food pyramid. 

G. Keith Smith outlines his experience founding the Surgery Center of Oklahoma and makes the case for free markets.

Anish Koka and Michel Accad discuss a blog post that pushes back against “debunkers” and self-appointed guardians of “science-based medicine.”

Anish Koka and Michel Accad discuss the effects of public reporting of outcomes on the behavior of physicians, and the real-life consequences of these misguided healthcare policies.

Anish Koka and Michel Accad discuss a tweet and a paper claiming that pharmaceutical companies don’t even need to produce effective drugs anymore.