I am part of a group of old farts (the “Coffee Klatch”) who meet once a week to shoot the breeze. But being old, the topic often turns to health and the conversation degenerates into something of an organ recital. Prostate, bowel, joint or kidney problems – almost any organ. But the one that seems…
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About: Dr. Patrick Neustatter
Recent Posts by Dr. Patrick Neustatter
The American Gun Culture is the Problem
The trouble with America is the Americans. Maybe that’s not a very gracious way to talk about the citizens of my host nation. But Americans, or their gun culture, is what I see as the gun problem in the US. It is the culture in the US that seems to tolerate school massacres – as well as…
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Should the Beliefs of Pro-Lifers Control the Fate of the Fetus and Mother?
I wrote a column about guns once - and my friends told me I was crazy and putting my life in jeopardy. Wanting to write about abortion may be the same. Another hot button issue – such that it has led to violence at abortion clinics and the murder of doctors. My prompt to write…
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Americanizing the NHS
On a recent trip home to England – long delayed by COVID – I was disturbed to see a trend in healthcare there. To see US healthcare being exported to the UK. Or British medicine being Americanized. Socialized Healthcare Healthcare in Britain has, until recently, been provided almost exclusively by the National Health Service (NHS)…
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