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On Evidence-Based Practice

Posted by Sachi ⋅ June 30, 2014 ⋅ 4 Comments

In God we trust. All others (must) have data. ~ Bernard Fisher, M.D. as cited in The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D. Dr. Fisher was a surgeon who questioned the Halstedian Theory (i.e. Radical Mastectomy). Radical mastectomy, a procedure deemed reliable based only on Dr. Halsted’s “experience”, was refuted by Dr. Fisher … Continue reading →

On Matters of Consequence

Posted by Sachi ⋅ July 28, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved any one. He has never done anything in his life but add up figures. And all day he says over and over, ‘I am busy with matters … Continue reading →

On Sadness

Posted by Sachi ⋅ June 4, 2013 ⋅ 7 Comments

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It’s one of those days.

On Endings

Posted by Sachi ⋅ May 28, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

Life is like a book son. And every book has an end. No matter how much you like that book you will get to the last page and it will end. No book is complete without its end. And once you get there, only when you read the last words, will you see how good … Continue reading →

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