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Patient Education

It has been estimated that only twenty percent of a doctor's visit is spent on patient education. In my practice this is reversed. I try to spend the majority of our time together on education. My goal is to empower you to make good medical decisions by leveling the information playing field between you and your doctors. This is accomplished by: making complex medical concepts understandable, providing good information (clear, accurate, unbiased, and complete), and teaching you how to distinguish good evidence from bad evidence. See my lectures on YouTube here. Below find my regularly posted patient education emails.

New Aspirin study - Rare side effects become unacceptable

Islon Woolf MD

Sep 24, 2018
4 min

New Aspirin study - Rare side effects become unacceptable

Aspirin is a natural medicine. It is an extract from White Willow bark and its use dates back 2500 years to Hippocrates. One of its mechanisms of action is an anti-platelet agent - it stops blood from clotting. Caused in part by blood clots, heart attacks can be prevented by Aspirin. However, stopping the clotting of blood comes at a cost; a side effect is major bleeding into the brain and the gastrointestinal tract. Can aspirin prevent heart attacks without causing too many

Islon Woolf MD

Mar 11, 2018
5 min

The Supplement Double Standard

Many people have a lot of faith in their supplements; a recent survey found that 90% were confident that their supplements were both safe and effective. To illustrate just how blindingly confident we are, I will draw upon a discussion with one of my patients. I will show you that a double standard exists with supplements when compared to other medications. The Supplement prescription A healthy 37 year old businessman comes into my office for a check-up. I asked if he had star

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