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 “Some people would argue that these personal medical details are more than the public deserves to know: After all, Buckingham Palace has not revealed many details about King Charles’s cancer or his treatment. But the United States does not have a king. In a representative democracy, the people must have confidence in the health of their leader, and in the leader’s capacity to guide the nation. We have been kept in the dark too long.” -- Dr. Johnathan Reiner, Dick Cheney's former cardiologist, on the topic of revealing t he true nature of President Trump's health . 

 

 When starving kids aren't taking $5 million to give up information, you have to question their effectiveness...

 

 

 

And that little name change is part of the reason they can up-charge you on your bill; most people wouldn't bother to translate. Suffice it to say, it's not the only thing they overcharge patients on .

You can call them liars .

Um... yikes . If your doctor has prescribed antibiotics for the flu or told you to try B12 vitamins for fatigue, those treatments were probably a placebo -- an unproven therapy offered with the hope you'd feel better if you took something. Treatment with placebos is far more common than you might think, according to a new national survey in which 46 to 58 percent of U.S. physicians admitted using placebos regularly. Only 5 percent said they tell patients explicitly that they are doing so. The results trouble medical ethicists, who say more research is needed to determine whether doctors must deceive patients in order for placebos to work. The survey was sent to 1,200 internists and rheumatologists nationwide; 679 responded. In answering three questions as part of the larger survey, about half reported recommending placebos regularly. Surveys in Denmark, Israel, Britain, Sweden and New Zealand have found like results. I'm kinda torn here. On the one side doctors are giving peopl...