For most doctors, Hippocrates is a quaint figure of the past with hardly any relevance to the modern practice of medicine.  We may label him as the “father of medicine,” but we have no idea what really connects us to him.  We may occasionally and sanctimoniously proclaim “first, do no harm!”  but we ignore the…

For most doctors, Hippocrates is a quaint figure of the past with hardly any relevance to the modern practice of medicine. We may label him as the “father of medicine,” but we have no idea what really connects us to him. We may occasionally and sanctimoniously proclaim “first, do no harm!” but we ignore the…

For most doctors, Hippocrates is a quaint figure of the past with hardly any relevance to the modern practice of medicine.&nbsp; We may label him as the “father of medicine,” but we have no idea what really connects us to him.&nbsp; We may occasionally and sanctimoniously proclaim “first, do no harm!” &nbsp;but we ignore the…

Ep. 29 Why Hippocrates still matters

This is a show for all those who love medicine but have grown weary of this vast boondoggle called the health care system.  We produce an episode once a week and we regularly bring in guests that we put on the hot seat.  We discuss current topics in medical science, policy, economics, and ethics, always with an eye toward safeguarding the doctor-patient relationship.  We bring fresh, provocative insights that resonate with physicians in the trenches who are determined not to let their passion for medicine be ground to a pulp.

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This is a show for all those who love medicine but have grown weary of this vast boondoggle called the health care system. We produce an episode once a week and we regularly bring in guests that we put on the hot seat. We discuss current topics in medical science, policy, economics, and ethics, always with an eye toward safeguarding the doctor-patient relationship. We bring fresh, provocative insights that resonate with physicians in the trenches who are determined not to let their passion for medicine be ground to a pulp.

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Ep. 29 Why Hippocrates still matters

Ep. 29 Why Hippocrates still matters