by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Feb 1, 2026 | Articles
Our OMRUM article this month will be uniquely focused and detailed on the infrastructure necessary to meet the needs of the patient population, i.e. how to build a better mousetrap, in this case outpatient medical facilities including physician offices and related...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Jan 1, 2026 | Articles
The above magnificent line of iambic hexameter from Robert Burns’ poem “To a Mouse” captures a great deal of the difficulty of modern medicine. This article will detail one relatively straightforward medical misstep (thalidomide) and another somewhat more complicated...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Dec 1, 2025 | Articles
On May 15, 2024, this author wrote an article, Medication Costs, identifying the huge problem of excess costs for medications. Not surprisingly, 1.5 years later, this is no better and likely worse. That article reviewed the cost of atorvastatin in many pharmacies...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Nov 1, 2025 | Articles
1 of the greatest discoveries in civilization was that of fire. Based on current evidence, our cousins Homo erectus may have used fire even before Homo sapiens some 1,000,000 years ago. Those in our genus (Homo) found fire for food preparation a survival advantage,...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Oct 1, 2025 | Articles
Much of what OMRUM reviews and analyzes is the total amount of money spent on healthcare in the United States but also who claims what percentage of each dollar. Based on our historical trend, the United States will spend, for the 1st time ever, over $5 trillion on...
by Dr. Philip J. O’Donnell | Sep 1, 2025 | Articles
1 of the most important arms of the government for public health is the HHS (Health and Human Services). It was created in 1953 and was known originally as HEW (Health, Education, and Welfare). Its motto is “Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America”....
