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Michael Jorrin, "Doc Gumshoe"

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Michael Jorrin,
I have been a medical writer for about 25 years; before that I was a documentary film maker, and some of my films were about medical subjects. I am not a physician, but I have a pretty good scientific background. I wouldn’t dream of recommending any kind of treatment to anyone, and I cannot give medical advice. However, I understand the medical literature and the data and evidence behind it, and I have an inquiring and skeptical turn of mind. I scrutinize and question and, sometimes, challenge the positions of some of the established health-care organizations as well as the marketers of health information. Eternal vigilance is a small price to pay for health. — Michael Jorrin (aka DocGumshoe) Michael Jorrin is a paid contributor to Stock Gumshoe, he has agreed to our trading restrictions but he chooses his own topics and his words and opinions are his own.

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May 16, 2018

More Looking Out for Your Own Wellbeing

[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes for us about medicine and health a couple times a month. He has agreed to our trading and disclosure restrictions, but does not generally write directly about investments. His ideas, thoughts and words are his own, […]

April 20, 2018

Looking Out for Your Own Wellbeing

[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes for us about medicine and health a couple times a month. He has agreed to our trading and disclosure restrictions, but does not generally write directly about investment ideas. His ideas, thoughts and words are his […]

March 29, 2018

March 2018 Short Takes from Doc Gumshoe

[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes for us about medicine and health a couple times a month. He has agreed to our trading and disclosure restrictions, but does not generally write directly about investment ideas. His ideas, thoughts and words are his […]

November 28, 2017

Miracles Redux

The last time Dr Al Sears crossed our path, his banner headline was that President Obama, “the most corrupt president in U. S. history,” issued a “Death Order” in 2016 that “could result in the needless deaths of 1.3 million American seniors this year.”   That “Death Order” consisted in the appointment of Robert Califf, […]

August 17, 2017

What’s New this Summer?

[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I dubbed “Doc Gumshoe” years ago, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes for us a couple times a month about health issues and trends.  He does not typically write about specific investment opportunities, but has agreed to our trading restrictions… as with all of our authors, […]

May 18, 2017

Bulletins from the Cardiac Front

[Ed note: Here is our latest piece from “Doc Gumshoe”, who is a medical writer (not a doctor) who shares his wisdom with us at Stock Gumshoe a couple times a month.  He does not typically write specifically about investments, but does write about publicly traded companies and their drugs, and has agreed to our trading […]

April 25, 2017

Antibiotic Resistance: What’s Happening?

[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes for us about medicine and health a couple times a month. He has agreed to our trading and disclosure restrictions, but does not generally write directly about investment ideas. His ideas, thoughts and words are his […]

March 14, 2017

The Miracle Cures Keep Coming 

[ed. note: Michael Jorrin, who I call Doc Gumshoe, is a longtime medical writer (not a doctor) who writes for us about medicine and health a couple times a month. He has agreed to our trading and disclosure restrictions, but does not generally write directly about investment ideas. His ideas, thoughts and words are his […]

Recent Author Comments

On More Looking Out for Your Own Wellbeing
Posted on May 18, 2018
Not being a bona fide physician, I cannot specifically comment on your brother's case, However, jaw pain is common after the placement of a crown - the dentist typically presses really hard to implant the crown. Angioplasty itself would not likely lead[...]
On The 2017 - 2018 Flu Outbreak: How Bad Is It Really, and What to Do?
Posted on May 9, 2018
Carol, as I hope you know, I am not a physician, so any suggestion I make comes from my experience as a writer & not from medical training. Is your nebulizer a bronchodilator - a drug that dilates the structures in your lungs that fill with air when you [...]
On Looking Out for Your Own Wellbeing
Posted on April 25, 2018
See my note above. PSA was a part of my regular CBC for about ten years before my doc gave me the warning. Yes, it' a separate blood sample. But it all gets done at the same time with the same needle.[...]
On Looking Out for Your Own Wellbeing
Posted on April 25, 2018
As I said at the beginning of the discussion of the studies mentioned by Starfield, my eyebrows were raised in skepticism for exactly those reasons. However, as I also said, the results corrected for income, education, and several other factor, and were[...]
On Looking Out for Your Own Wellbeing
Posted on April 25, 2018
You are correct that the usual CBC does not include PSA. My PSA was always done in conjunction with the CBC, not as a separate test.[...]
On Looking Out for Your Own Wellbeing
Posted on April 23, 2018
Deep venous thrombosis is treated differently from arterial clot formation, which is what docs are trying to prevent in patients who have sustained an MI or a stroke. As for finding an MD, keep asking around - good luck![...]
On March 2018 Short Takes from Doc Gumshoe
Posted on March 30, 2018
Many thanks for all the comments! Here are some quick responses: One, please note that I am not Travis and Travis should not be blamed for my blathering. Travis is Stock Gumshoe, I am Doc Gumshoe, although as Travis points out, I am not an MD. Two,[...]
On March 2018 Short Takes from Doc Gumshoe
Posted on March 29, 2018
So make sure not to catch measles now! It's not a nice illness when you're a kid (except for getting to stay home from school) but it wallops adults! Good luck![...]
On The Most Perilous Yellow Peril & How to Escape It!
Posted on March 22, 2018
If hexose cerate is indeed AHCC, here's no suggestion that it would deal with MRSA. I doubt whether diet by itself would help get rid of methicillin-resistant staph aureus. By high pH do you mean acid or alkaline water - pH's above 7.0 are alkaline. [...]
On March 2018 Catch Up: What’s Been Happening in the Pharm World?
Posted on March 15, 2018
You are correct! Many thanks for setting me straight![...]
On The Most Perilous Yellow Peril & How to Escape It!
Posted on March 6, 2018
I (Doc Gumshoe) am staying with Stock Gumshoe - who bailed was Dr KSS. I wish him good fortune. I'll be on this website until Travis gets tired of hearing my sermons. Thanks for all comments and best to all, Michael Jorrin (aka Doc Gumshoe)[...]
On The 2017 - 2018 Flu Outbreak: How Bad Is It Really, and What to Do?
Posted on February 21, 2018
I knew there would be a flood of contradictory views concerning vaccines. Good! Air them out! One small fact: at this point in this year's outbreak, more than three-quarters of the deaths in children have been in the 40% that are unvaccinated. By my[...]
On The 2017 - 2018 Flu Outbreak: How Bad Is It Really, and What to Do?
Posted on February 20, 2018
You are certainly correct in that dogs are not susceptible to many human diseases, as we are not susceptible to many diseases that affect animals. I was using "immunity" there in a more general sense - apologies, and thanks overall for your comments.[...]
On The 2017 - 2018 Flu Outbreak: How Bad Is It Really, and What to Do?
Posted on February 20, 2018
Good to hear from you, Vivian. Yes, clearly you developed some immunity to that flu strain, which was H3N2. That does not necessarily give you total immunity to this year's flu, which is also H3N2. but likely enough to wage a battle against it. And[...]
On A Realistic and Unbiased Assessment of Some Supplements
Posted on January 31, 2018
Lots of grist for the mill in the comments above! I'll check into some of the things mentioned, some of which I know absolutely nothing about. I'm reluctant to expose my ignorance, so before weighing in I'll do some sleuthing & get back to you perhaps [...]
On A Realistic and Unbiased Assessment of Some Supplements
Posted on January 31, 2018
See my comment at the end of this section.[...]
On A Realistic and Unbiased Assessment of Some Supplements
Posted on January 30, 2018
Vitamin C is certainly essential to prevent scurvy, but there's enough in a normal diet to meet that need. Seamen used to suck lemons to prevent scurvy - works fine. It's other supposed benefits are more dubious - it appears to boost immune response, a[...]
On Skeptical Observations to Start Off the New Year
Posted on January 11, 2018
Many thanks to Myron Martin for his thoughtful and eloquent note. I rejoice and congratulate him on recovering his health, and wish him a long and healthy life. At the same time, I need to say that he is extraordinarily fortunate in having had excellen[...]
On What’s Happening on the Alzheimer’s/Dementia Front?
Posted on January 9, 2018
Pimavanserin has completed Phase 2 & is just now entering Phase 3, & not as treatment for AD in general but just as a way of managing psychotic episodes in AD. I can't comment on the prospects for Acadia. As I said in the piece, many, many, MAN[...]
On Mizrahi's "World's Top Billionaires Invest in the Biggest Cancer Breakthrough Since Chemo"
Posted on January 8, 2018
Dr KSS, as usual, is bang right. I wrote about bluebird back in February 2015 when they were first collaborating with Celgene & also Baylor, The prospects looked promising at that point. I had been in and out of Celgene in 2013 & did very nic[...]

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