Doctors’ ability to see inside their patients with lab and imaging tests is one of the miracles of modern medicine. Without tests, we’re just guessing!  But the unsaid truth is that doctors overtest patients, and that may be doing more harm than good to patients, doctors, and the entire health care system. In this episode,…

Nothing says ‘quality care’ like showing a stranger your throat via a grainy webcam while your cat walks across the keyboard.   Telehealth — or medical care without the doctor and patient being in the same room — has exploded, partly enhanced by the COVID pandemic.

If a primary care physician is the quarterback of our healthcare system…OUCH!…they’re getting sacked time and time again by some burly bureaucratic linebackers. 

Like all good—and not so good—ideas, the concept for this podcast was born over pizza and beer. We found ourselves sharing healthcare stories that made us cringe. One pint and slice led to another, and we decided what we really needed was an audience for this conversation. And Healthcare is Stupid was born.