by Simon Yu, MD | Jun 26, 2019 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Chronic Disease, History of Medicine
The term “evidence based medicine” (EBM) first appeared in a paper by Dr. Gordon Guyatt et al. as a new approach to teaching the practice of medicine in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) in November 1992. The paper emphasized the examination of...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jun 2, 2011 | History of Medicine
What is metaphysics? At the beginning of the history of Western philosophy in ancient Greece, Aristotle was questioning the “origin of everything.” Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world by trying...
by Simon Yu, MD | Jan 27, 2010 | Acupuncture Meridian Assessment, Chronic Disease, History of Medicine
Beware and be warned! There is another alternative/complementary medicine book coming at you soon. If you have tried every known medical care including traditional/alternative/complementary medicine and still suffer from your chronic incurable disease or medically...
by Simon Yu, MD | Dec 15, 2009 | Chronic Disease, History of Medicine, Therapies
If you have MUS, Medically Unexplained Symptoms, you are not alone. What are the implications if you have MUS? A report from the Veterans Administration’s (VA) War Related Illness & Injury Study Center of New Jersey, September 2009, explains, “Medically...
by Simon Yu, MD | Nov 16, 2009 | History of Medicine
There is collusion between the old medical business model and the new wave to reform the health care system as if desperate patients are looking for an alternative medical model. Desperation seems to be the best word to describe the state of medical care in the United...
