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What’s it like to withdraw on patients in the ICU…and how we deal with it.

October 17, 2018 cconsilv 3 Comments

Sometimes in an ICU, a patient transforms in front of your eyes from a human being undergoing aggressive treatment with…

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Posted in: comfort care, compassion fatigue, critical care medicine, Uncategorized Filed under: comfort care, compassion fatigue, humor in medicine, ICU

Improving Our Health Without Health Insurance

August 5, 2018 cconsilv Leave a comment

One day, you may find yourself at a Friday evening dinner party with a group of random acquaintances and the…

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Posted in: Health Insurance, Health Promotion Filed under: Diet, Heath Insurance, Heath Promotion

Anthony Bourdain, Suicide, and Connectedness

June 19, 2018 cconsilv 4 Comments

Last week writer, chef, and long time travel host Anthony Bourdain took his own life while on location filming an…

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Posted in: Anthony Bourdain, Connectedness, suicide Filed under: Anthony Bourdain, suicide

How to be a Doctor in the Internet Age

May 3, 2018 cconsilv Leave a comment

One late night while I was working in the cardiothoracic ICU, a nurse called me to let me know the…

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Posted in: complementary and alternative medicine, intensive care medicine, internet, Uncategorized

100 Alternative Therapies to Try Before you Die (Part 2: 51-100)

March 26, 2018 cconsilv Leave a comment

Here is a list of the next 50 Alternative therapies to try before you die. They continue to be listed…

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Posted in: complementary and alternative medicine, Uncategorized Filed under: alternative medicine

100 Alternative Medicines to Try Before You Die (Part 1: 1-50)

March 5, 2018 cconsilv Leave a comment

Hiking Mt Kilimanjaro, skydiving from 15,000 feet, and driving a Lamborghini at 220mph are all obvious choices for your Bucket…

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Posted in: complementary and alternative medicine

Deepak Chopra, Anti-Vaxxers, and Religious Zealots

February 8, 2018 cconsilv Leave a comment

In 2012, Gotham Chopra, made a documentary about his famous father, Deepak Chopra, called “Decoding Deepak.” I have to admit…

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Posted in: anti-vaxxors, autism, complementary and alternative medicine, Deepak Chopra, evidence based medicine, religion, spirituality, Uncategorized, Vaccines

Hypnotherapy and a Vegas Zip Line

January 16, 2018 cconsilv 1 Comment

You’re Getting Sleepy… Inside a mall, next to Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas Nevada, six nights a week at 10pm,…

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Posted in: comedy, complementary and alternative medicine, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, Las Vegas

Bias in Research and Why Alternative Treatments Are Often Proven Bogus

December 6, 2017 cconsilv 1 Comment

Conducting Research is a Pain in the Butt It’s so easy to criticize, but at the heart of it, conducting…

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Posted in: complementary and alternative medicine, evidence based medicine, medical school, research, Uncategorized

The Native American Medicine Man Fighting a Spiritual War

November 6, 2017 cconsilv Leave a comment

I’m a scientist, right?? Sometimes when I witness unproven alternative therapies, I try to ponder scientific explanations for why a…

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Posted in: complementary and alternative medicine, native american, shaman, travel, Uncategorized

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