Why the drugs that raise your bone density often leave you more likely to break, and the forgotten ways to restore the strength of bone.
By A Midwestern Doctor
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
July 14, 2026
The years I have spent studying the medical industry have made me appreciate how often economic principles can allow one to understand its complex and contradictory behavior. For example, I believe many of the inconsistencies in medical ethics (e.g., "mothers have an absolute right to abort their children" and "mothers cannot refuse to vaccinate their children because it endangers their child's life") can be explained by simply acknowledging that whatever makes money is deemed "ethical."