In my latest posts, I have repeatedly talked about the healthcare system and the politics driving it. Today, I want to continue this discussion about our declining health with one simple question: why do we end up in this situation? Quite a few years ago, when I was still working as an anesthesiologist, I noticed that most of the cases we operated on at the hospital were cancers. Visceral surgery, thoracic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and gynecology were probably