From a psychologist in #Finland , the No. 1 happiest country in the world—here are 3 things we never do 1- we don't compare ourselves to our neighbors 2- we don't overlook the benefits of nature 3- we don't break the community circle of trust. Brilliant! cnbc.com/2023/01/05/wha…

Our bodies are a series of highly complex interrelated systems... one system will affect the others. The older I get, the more obvious this becomes. Even in Orthopedics, it's clear that adult joint pain is often the downstream result of issues elsewhere. A Thread...

People with mild osteoarthritis but elevated inflammatory mediators due to various metabolic diseases have more pain than someone with mild OA, but they are metabolically fit.

The way that our healthcare system is structured, it cannot deal with these patients efficiently or effectively. If that AMA article is accurate and 75% of people will suffer from obesity by 2050, then the personal suffering and economic and national security issues become

Major driver of healthcare cost

Going to leave this here….

As a surgeon I am not waking my patient up with their belly wide open because some greedy insurance company wants to kill their patients.

UPDATE 🚨 Remember the surgeon who was PULLED OUT OF SURGERY to speak with UnitedHealthcare so they could try and cancel her cancer patients inpatient stay after surgery? UnitedHealthcare DID CANCEL THE HOSPITAL STAY and now they’re THREATENING HER, she’s showing the proof

Imagine walking into a restaurant where there are no prices on the menu. You order a steak, enjoy your meal, and only weeks later receive a bill, $35 if you were lucky, $350 if you weren’t. That’s how healthcare pricing works in America. Price discovery isn’t just a luxury,

$12 billion in SNAP benefits are spent on soda each year—using taxpayer dollars to fuel chronic disease. Now, the USDA is finally considering a change to restrict junk food and sugary drinks from these programs. It’s time to rethink our food system. We should be using public

Many NIH funded scientists are upset about change to indirect costs and say they want to "stand up for science". But I've heard my colleagues complain for decades-why aren't we talking about reforms? Why out of 2600 institutions, does 25% of NIH money go to top 10?

“…Medicare paid UnitedHealth billions of dollars for questionable diagnoses. Attorneys with the Justice Department as recently as Jan. 31 interviewed medical providers named in the articles…” Medicare Advantage is a fraud machine that is regularly defaulting, American

Hey Elon Musk, true you are backing up Caitlin Clark ? Let’s talk about supporting a women’s cycling team too where support is falling apart. This is the best up All-American team of strong female professional and aspiring professional athletes 😍 Bikes, rockets same thing 🚀

For the Love of God why do we allow Insurance Companies to dictate Healthcare in this country?? it gets worse and worse every year. I am working to correct this, but I need help.

Stop. Heating. Plastic. This is the fastest way to leech microplastics into your body. Just don’t do it.

This post may help you avoid unnecessary procedures, improve your overall health, and save your life. Intrigued? Let’s do this. Although it is counterintuitive, many of the patients that I see have joint pain because it is a symptom of a larger systemic issue. Typically, the

𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖, 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝟖𝟐.𝟏%. Medicare’s physician payment formula (the Conversion Factor)? Down 9.9%. That’s not

Did you know that consuming 40g of protein before bed can keep your body in muscle-building mode for 7.5 hours?

I’ve been an Orthopedic Surgeon for 25 years. And I see two very different types of patients walk into my office. Some people move often. They walk, they lift, they stretch, they play. Others don’t. They sit, they wait, they decline, they ache. The difference is stark, and it