March 2014 Blog Posts (6)

A New Paradigm in Medicine and Health Care: 1. Current Paradigm (d)

In Part 1(c), I chose as a third example of the current paradigm of population medicine, the case of mammography. I argued that:

1. Since the…

A New Paradigm in Medicine and Health Care: 1. Current Paradigm(a)

About 250 years ago, French philosopher Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire, wrote:

“Doctors prescribe medicine of which they know…

Von Neumann proved that quantum theory is incompatible with the real existence of entities that possess either innate or contextual attributes that combine “in a reasonable way” to simulate measurement-dependent behavior. The qualifier “in a reasonable way” is…

10. How did the Quantum Reality crisis arise?

To understand quantum theory, as opposed to merely using it, we…

A New Paradigm in Medicine and Health Care: 1. Current Paradigm (c)

In Part 1(b) in this series, I chose as a second example of the current paradigm of population medicine, the case of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test. I argued that:

(1)…

A New Paradigm in Medicine and Health Care: 1. Current Paradigm (b)

In Part 1(a), I chose as a first example of the current paradigm of population medicine, the case of statins and statin combinations. I argued that:

(1) In place of the primary goal (or “real end point”), namely…