All posts by Mark Crislip

Mark Crislip, MD has been a practicing Infectious Disease specialist in Portland, Oregon, from 1990 to 2023. He has been voted a US News and World Report best US doctor, best ID doctor in Portland Magazine multiple times, has multiple teaching awards and, most importantly,  the ‘Attending Most Likely To Tell It Like It Is’ by the medical residents at his hospital. His multi-media empire can be found at edgydoc.com.

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  • Mark Crislip, MD has been a practicing Infectious Disease specialist in Portland, Oregon, from 1990 to 2023. He has been voted a US News and World Report best US doctor, best ID doctor in Portland Magazine multiple times, has multiple teaching awards and, most importantly,  the ‘Attending Most Likely To Tell It Like It Is’ by the medical residents at his hospital. His multi-media empire can be found at edgydoc.com.

1799

“Give me your E. coli, your polio, your huddled Tuberculosis yearning to kill free.” Statue of Liberty, 2025 Originally I was not going to write a post this month. As this goes live, I am in Adelaide on a trip down under. When I was young, aka in my 50s, I would try and write a blog entry while traveling. It is...

/ May 20, 2025

Acupuncture Paradox?

Let's see. Let's put the chaise longues facing the ice berg. The blue and white of the ice are a nice focal point. We can alternate the chaise longue with Adirondacks for those that don't want to put up their feet. We should also have a few ottomans as well. Looks good. The band sounds nice; I always did like Autumn Dream.

/ April 15, 2025
A person with dark hair and a leather jacket stands in front of a wooden wall, giving a thumbs-up with both hands. They have a confident expression.

Vitamin A, Infections and Measles

I have always had a bias towards the Appeal to Nature Fallacy: An Appeal to Nature Fallacy happens when someone argues that something is good, better, or more authentic simply because it’s natural, while brushing aside anything man-made as inferior or harmful. Or last my version of it. I have always thought of the human body as more or less tuned by...

/ March 18, 2025
X before. X after. WHere X = vaccination or science or public health or what you choose

It’s the end of the world as I know it. And I feel fine.

Pondering the future of a few infections. As to the image, consider it a metaphor of before and after where Jesus is a stand in for science or public health or whatever you want him to be. Except a promoter of peace and helping the poor. Not in 2025 anyway. See https://www.bu.edu/sequitur/2016/04/29/handler-ecce/ for more.

/ February 18, 2025

Old Doctor Yells At Clouds

I’m at that age, 67 going in 68, where it is reasonable to yell at the clouds. Which, come to think of it, may be a good title for another collection of my SBM essays. Aging does indeed suck, but it is, usually, better than the alternative. As we, and by we I mean my family and me, age we get the...

/ January 21, 2025

Reality

Reality. Doesn't care what you think.

/ December 17, 2024
A black-and-white photo of a person dressed in an elaborate costume, standing and holding a skull in one hand. The backdrop has a cloudy sky. The style suggests a theatrical setting.

A New DC Degree. What the World Needs Now.

Perhaps the neck manipulation was a bit too aggressive.

/ November 19, 2024

Hungover

Hangovers: a problem with only one solution.

/ October 15, 2024
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AI and the SCAM Literature

AI reviews the medical literature on the mechanisms of various SCAMs

/ September 17, 2024
A close-up image showing severe dental decay. Multiple teeth are discolored, significantly decayed, and broken. The gums appear inflamed and red, indicating possible severe infection and poor oral hygiene.

Licking

A dog's mouth is likely less 'dirty' than a meth mouth.

/ August 20, 2024