Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Friday, May 29, 2009,
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Medical Care
Conventional MD (Medical Doctor)- Conventional (allopathic) only
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Integrative MD- Conventional and Alternative Medicine
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Conventional DO (Doctor of Osteopathy)- Conventional Medicine like MD's but MAYBE does osteopathic manipulation
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Integrative DO- Conventional and Alternative Medicine usually does osteopathic manipulation
[These physicians have a minimum of four (4)years of medical school training and most have trained in a specialty for at least three to seven (3- 7) years. They ...
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Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Tuesday, May 26, 2009,
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Democracy
You are the captain of your fate and your command is under fire. We live in an extraordinary country and while we argue from the right, left or center, we all have the birthright of democracy- the right to express what we feel and the right to be captains of our own bodies and homes. But those freedoms are under fire- the outcome not at all clear. This is a cry from a physician that is watching the democracy of our bodies stripped away. We have already forsaken the ability to truly direct he... Continue reading ...
What I am about to discuss, I believe, I can say with reasonable authority as I was a corporate medical director of a large national health care insurer for more than six years. I was an academic for several years at a medical school , worked in a federally funded neighborhood (community) health center and I am now and have been before- a primary care provider engaged in the private practice of medicine. You might say I have had my foot in a number of medical and medically related doors and I... Continue reading ...
Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Saturday, April 18, 2009,
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Medical Care
We all know that physicians hide when a lawyer enters the room. The relationship between physicians and lawyers as a result of medical malpractice law suits is fabled and seemingly still discussed trembling with fear and filled with disdain at every opportunity by doctors. Every morning when I turn on the TV news, I see at least one (if not several) ads inviting viewers who have been exposed to asbestos, who want to recover as much as they can from accidents and who are fighting for disabilit... Continue reading ...
