Screening Mammograms, more harm than good?

December 5, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

Here is a great short video of Peter Gøtzsche, MD: Director of The Nordic Cochrane Centre in Denmark, and his review of the data avaliable concerning mammograms. The Cochrane cenre is a nonprofit neutral body who reviews medical studies without big Pharma money. The Cochrane group is known to be the best source of unbiased ... Continue Reading

Is Prostate Cancer screening a good idea?

December 5, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

Here is an article by Richard Ablin, who discovered the PSA test and his take on it. He is in agreement with many a doctor including Peter Gøtzsche, MD: Director of The Nordic Cochrane Centre. The Great Prostate Mistake

Has big pharma corrupted healthcare?

December 5, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

This is an excellent book by Peter Gøtzsche, MD: Director of The Nordic Cochrane Centre that catalogs the corruption in healthcare today. A worthwhile book, significant food for thought. –

Dr. Paul Williams, MD is a small-town family practice doctor working in Centralia, Washington. He works from the same office where his primary care practice was established by his father over 38 years ago. He believes strongly that the art of the old-fashioned primary care doctor is an important feature of our medical system that should be preserved and protected from excess interference from insurance companies and government regulation alike.

Due to changes in the health care industry and regulations affecting it, and in an effort to preserve the art of old-fashioned primary care, Dr. Paul has shifted his practice to a Direct Care model, meaning that patients pay an affordable monthly fee to purchase primary care health care services directly, rather than having their services billed through an insurance company.

This blog is intended to help Dr. Paul's patients (and anyone else!) understand the changes the medical industry is going through, and to provide information about the Direct Care model of primary care.