Editorial: Going Strong, Going Solo

Going solo: making the leap.

Frustrated by current practice and convinced of a better way, the author left his salaried position and opened a solo practice with no staff. Because his overhead costs are extremely low, the author is able to see fewer patients per day and create more meaningful interactions. By offering unfettered access, the author finds that his patients trust him more and actually call him less.

Editorial: Going global.

‘A description of the organisms found in South Russian sour milk products is not new to Russian literature. For example, fermented milk from the district of Don has been examined, and it has been found that both lactic and alcoholic fermentation products are present... A preliminary examination of Kuban fermented milk (Kuban being adjacent to the district of Don) showed that its bacteriological...

Going Solo: Discovery of the First Parthenogenetic Gordiid (Nematomorpha: Gordiida)

Despite the severe fitness costs associated with sexual reproduction, its persistence and pervasiveness among multicellular organisms testifies to its intrinsic, short-term advantages. However, the reproductive assurance hypothesis predicts selection favoring asexual reproduction in sparse populations and when mate finding is difficult. Difficulties in finding mates is especially common in para...

Going solo: one doc, one room, one year later.

» The author's unique practice arrangement allows him to keep his patient panel relatively On Feb. 26, 2001, after nearly a decade of salaried practice within a large organization, I opened a solo office with no support staff and just 150 square feet. I took this radical step because I believe our current health care system is so deeply flawed that incremental improvements to current practice c...

Editorial: Going beyond "Same Old, Same Old"