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.
Skulking the Aisles
In the last post, I mentioned that I "skulk the aisles" of Health Food Stores looking at health products. That's not all the skulking I do. I browse women's magazines. Yes, you heard that right. It's better than NEJM, or JAMA (New England Journal of Medicine... that's...
In Search of the Perfect Smoothie
Someday I’ll get all the perfect smoothie together and make the ultimate smoothie and live forever. In the meantime, here’s the one I drink every morning.
“Doctor… Ain’t there nothin’ I can take?” The Problem With Voicemail
What follows is an abbreviated transcript of an actual medical voicemail exchange illustrating the problem with voicemail. It’s like the party game, “Rumor.”
Just Lost a Friend
It's ironic and painful, having just blogged about "patients as friends..." But it's my job. And it's life. I've been up close and personal with death scores of times over the course of thirty plus years. It's a most difficult yet treasured part of my profession. As a...
I Filled Out This Form Last Year!
Hey! I filled out this form last year! Okay, I understand. You've just been handed every form you filled out last time you were at my office... or that you did only a year earlier. Take a deep breath... I feel your pain. But, in my defense, the majority of these forms...
Me Doctor, You Patient
One thing I hope I never do is ignore what you, the patient, are trying to say to me, then, without waiting for your affirmation, do what I'm gonna do. Though I am the doctor, and have had the blessed opportunity to acquire a lot of education and expertise, you are...
Author / Physician
David W. Kunz, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician & Medical Aesthetic Specialist