The World of Ideas
Dr. Kunz has posted extensive blogs in the past and written extensively on health, wellness, the healthcare system, and the mind-body connection. We will be rolling out these blogs and posts, old ones and new ones. Be prepared. Expect the unexpected. Serious, funny, deep, silly, controversial. Dr. K likes to think. And to have fun at the same time. Stay tuned.
Healthcare Insanity: “Why Are Widget Charges So Dang High?”
What determines why widget charges are so dang high? Right. Supply and demand. But let’s leave medicine for a minute and talk about the historical price of widgets.
“Healthcare Insanity”: What is an “EOB”?
EOB – That relentless, hounding, health insurance company document that hits your mailbox with implacable repetition. Its message? “We, the benevolent Health Insurance Company, are looking out for you, the helpless patient and victim of the price-gouging of the ravenous and greedy healthcare providers.”
Webagoguery Alert: Can We Trust Statistics?
Mark Twain is famously quoted as saying, "There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Can we really trust statistics? How many times have you seen on a TV or Web advertisement a promotional piece on a new drug or nutrition supplement that...
Word Picture: Why Is My Hair Falling Out?
This is one of the most frequently asked and most poorly answered questions in all of Medicine. I have to confess to pulling out a few of my own when pressed for an answer from a distraught (usually feminine) patient with a perception of thinning locks. So here goes...
Word Picture: What is Auto-Immune Disease?
Lupus. Psoriasis. Crohn's Disease. The list is long of diseases that fall into the category of "Auto-Immune". The names often strike fear into the heart of anxious patients. More often they are a source of confusion. How many times have you heard that someone was...
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David W. Kunz, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician & Medical Aesthetic Specialist