Surfing the Paradigm

The more scientists attempt to understand dementia, the less we seem to know. Creating a new category adds to disease complexity rather clarify anything. #dementia #dementiaprevention #diseasenews

Focusing on health disparities or inequities distracts from the deeper problem that current disease beliefs are inadequate for everyone. "Risk factors" are not a theory of disease, but a gooey belief that formed in the absence of a theory. #riskfactors #cancerriskfactors #cancerdisparities #determinantsofhealth #surfingtheparadigm #healthcarefailure #breakingparadigms

Is empathy a dying art in the healing arts? Rather than trying to "teach" medical students to be more empathetic, its time to remove systems that obstruct doctor's abilities to use it. Blaming people for the failures of broken and impersonal systems solves nothing.

Measuring fear of disease as "trust in a system" turns disease and public health issues into political debates. Underlying all of it is lack of understanding about what causes disease. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated that distrust.

What does "death and disability" really mean in today's healthcare discussions? Not death and disability! Explore how the meaning of words shift to hide our ignorance of disease.

When chronic disease is the topic of discussion, the real leading causes of disability (arthritis and mental health disorders) get lost in the shuffle. Whatever the reason, this shell game fails to hide our ignorance about why people get sick.

According to the CDC, diabetes is in the "Top 3" causes of death, yet it is #8. Why? Good question.

Explore a fresh perspective on paradigms, paradigm shifts and surfing the paradigm and how these concepts relate to finding a future of medicine we want.