Facts Matter And Truth Doesn’t Hurt.

Mike Magee If you wanted to create a motto for the summer of 2023 – one that would stand the test of time from the medical exam rooms of Ohio to the gilded bathrooms of Mar-a-lago – it would have to be Jack Smith’s “Facts matter!” If that is true on a national scale, it […]

Connect The Dots: Britain’s Coronation and Health Disparities in America.

Mike Magee And so the week of the long-awaited coronation of a new British Monarch has come to an end. Of course the debate over this practice will continue as long as the practice lasts. The question was posed in wide range of blaring headliners like, “Is the British Monarchy a Worthy Institution or Outdated […]

First, Extirpate Trump. Then Begin the Nation Anew With Health.

Mike Magee “The Right to Health Care and the U.S. Constitution.” On the surface, it sounds like a straight forward topic – a simple presentation. But a gentle scratch at the surface reveals a controversy that literally dates back 250 years and more. Is it a “right”, a “privilege”, or simply a “necessity?” I’m not a […]

“Let’s Make America Healthy Again!”

Source: SSRS Mike Magee As the Democrats continue to angst over messaging and a platform to appeal to America’s middle class, the answer is staring them right in the face. A poll this week by SSRS made it abundantly clear. But before I go into that, let me provide a winning banner for the 2018 […]

Is “Amazing Grace” Mediated Through The Placebo Neurobiologic Effect?

Source: Chronicle Augusta.com Mike Magee This week, Ted Kaptchuk and Franklin Miller published a seminal article in the New England Journal of Medicine titled, “Placebo Effects in Medicine”. I believe it will be remembered for many years, not for its scientific insights, which are considerable, but for its’ theologic, sociologic, and historical revelations, buried deep […]

Is Our Health Technology Vision Underpowered?

Mike Magee In the lead up to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, considerable focus was placed on the interface of aging and technology. As the Conference approached, and an analysis of aging Boomers with high functionality and high expectations came front and center, the vision expanded and raised the question, “How might technology […]

A Prayer For You At Passover and Easter.

Mike Magee This is the week of Passover and Easter, a perfect time to reflect on truth and meaning, direction and relationships, hope and health. So I spent a few moments reviewing others’ words and thoughts. They are from a different time but are timeless. I then tried to condense their thoughts and create a […]

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