Medical Economics

December 6, 2023

HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL – Autographed and Personalized Books

Here’s a great gift idea — either purchase for yourself, a loved one, or a friend, a book or books from me, autographed and personalized.

December 4, 2023

Ask Dr. Walt 30 – Reducing Holiday Stress

No doubt you, like millions of others, find the holiday season stressful, to say the least. Did you know the holidays can actually harm your spiritual, […]

December 1, 2023

Monthly Family Update – December 2023

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: 50th Wedding Anniversary Signed Copies of At First Light for Christmas Gifts (almost a 40% discount) At First […]

November 29, 2023

Wonderful news – “At First Light” earns three top prizes at the 2023 International Page Turner Awards

I was stunned! Out of over 2500 books that were nominated for judging in the 2023 International Page Turner Awards (from London), my WWII book about […]

November 27, 2023

Ask Dr. Walt 29 – How to Discipline Your Child

When it comes to raising and disciplining children, there are as many opinions and so-called parenting experts as there are children. Despite all the warnings and […]

November 24, 2023

More ideas for Thanksgiving leftovers

Here are a few more creative ways to use your Thanksgiving leftovers and get the most for your money. Instead of letting leftovers go to waste, […]

November 24, 2023

Give Thanksgiving leftovers a healthy and delicious overhaul

One of the wonderful things about Thanksgiving dinner is there are often lots of delicious leftovers. You can just warm up a few of your favorite […]

November 23, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving traces its origins back to the Pilgrims—those hardy pioneers who arrived on the shores of North America and, against difficult odds, carved a nation out […]

January 12, 2010

Dr. Walt’s Testimony Before Congress on Faith-based Perspectives on the Provision of Community Services

Back in 2004, while serving as Vice President of Medical Outreach at Focus on the Family, I was asked to testify before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, […]

January 13, 2010

Obesity Outweighs Smoking as Life Expectancy Threat

When I wrote my book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I predicted that if the obesity epidemic was not stemmed, […]

March 18, 2010

Nearly One-Third of Doctors Could Leave Medicine if Health-Care Reform Bill Passes

What if nearly half of all physicians in America stopped practicing medicine? While a sudden loss of half of the nations physicians seems unlikely, a very […]

March 18, 2010

Understanding the California Law Suit Over PCBs in Fish Oil Supplements

Long-time readers to this blog and my best selling book, Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook, know of my enthusiasm for fish oil (omega-3 fatty acid foods […]

April 28, 2010

The Cat’s Out of the Bag on the True Costs of the Healthcare Reform Bill

My friend, Congressman Doug Lamborn, sent me a just published report from the nonpartisan, independent actuaries at the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare […]

April 28, 2010

Bedside Economics and Healthcare Reform – A Christian Doctor’s Response

My dear friend, Al Weir, MD, is an oncologist in Memphis, TN. He has served in Africa as a missionary and served with the Christian Medical […]