Denis’s Substack: The Skeptical Physician
Denis BenjaminThe Skeptical Physician: Provocative, challenging, and sometimes humorous commentaries on health, nutrition, wellness and the medical-care system.
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The Myth of Authenticity
One of the best signs I saw during our many travels hung above a small shop in a market near Ephesus: Genuine Fake Watches. Truth in advertising at its finest, and a level of candor rarely seen outside a pathology report. I would have bough...
The Story of MSG
The topic of bad science isn't new on this forum. What is new is the dramatic societal impact when it is published and then amplified by bad journalism. The most egregious recent example is the vaccine-autism debacle. Even though the origin...
The Laying-On of Hands
Most of my friends know that I am not a fan of the annual physical examination. I did not come with a manufacturer’s manual insisting on a check-up every 10,000 miles. I cannot rotate my tires, and my air filter is a permanent fixture. I do...
Longevity medicine
Hubris. There is a lot of it around these days, from everyday politicians to corporate leaders to the mavens of Silicon Valley. It has been around for eons, long before the Greeks gave it a name. Psychologists, who practice an arcane art lo...
Entertaining in Texas
By now, most of you are aware of my food fetish. I really enjoy eating and cooking. Over the years, I learned to be a passable cook, foisting my creations on friends, family, and even strangers. Those who have survived have watched the craf...
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Denis R Benjamin is a retired pediatric pathologist and a research associate at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth. Interests include medicine, mycology, watercolor painting, and writing.
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