Suzi Wizowaty

A few days ago I had a post put into my jawbone as the latest step in getting a new tooth. It’s an unpleasant procedure, with drilling and crunching, though I couldn’t feel the pain consciously because of the novocaine. In the middle of it, I thought, "I’m not doing this again." But you need your teeth, and mine are lousy, so who knows. But then I learned (more…)

Talking with a colleague the other day, I realized that something I’ve learned about health care isn’t widely known, or universally accepted. After all, it’s counterintuitive. It’s the idea—I would go so far as to say the fact—that more health care doesn’t equal better health (more…)