by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 21, 2026 | Fight the Good Fight
One of my favorite songs is “A Puzzlement” from “The King and I,” because, as the song says, “I am no longer sure of what I absolutely know.” At least I am no longer sure of what I have been taught. We are taught that there are wounds, and then there are ulcers...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jan 15, 2026 | Fight the Good Fight
I attended the Noridian informational call on the WISeR model. They provided the content of the slides with permission to share as follows: This information release is the property of Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC. It may be freely distributed in its entirety,...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 17, 2025 | Data-Driven Wound Care, Fight the Good Fight
A Long Education in the Same Direction Last week at the Desert Foot meeting, I had the extraordinary honor of being the 13th recipient of the Paul Brand Award from Dr. Robert Frykberg, who began the tradition. It is a tremendous honor. Dr. Frykberg asked me to talk...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Dec 2, 2025 | Fight the Good Fight
Office of Public Affairs | Vohra Wound Physicians and its Owner Agree to Pay $45M to Settle Fraud Allegations of Overbilling for Wound Care Services | United States Department of Justice Last April, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of Dr. Ameet...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 27, 2025 | Fight the Good Fight, Obesity & Wound Care
I know by now everyone must think that I secretly work for one of the pharmaceutical companies that sells GLP-1-RAs but honestly, I am just a fascinated spectator. Obesity and its related diseases are a major contributor to the chronic wound epidemic and after more...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 22, 2025 | Fight the Good Fight, Obesity & Wound Care
Dr. Fife, Surprise! When industry changes the definition of obesity, they find more obesity! We needed something better than the BMI, but this is not the solution. If Waist:Hip ratio is used, the goal should not be “ideal for young people” because it is...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 20, 2025 | Fight the Good Fight, Obesity & Wound Care
I don’t know if this is good news or bad news, but the American population just got fatter thanks to a new definition of obesity in a study published in JAMA Open Network. If you are a “glass half full” sort of person, then the new definition might make it easier to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 24, 2025 | Fight the Good Fight
My favorite book as a child was The Emperor’s New Clothes. I was fascinated by the idea that a large group of people would “go along” with something that was obviously not true based on what they could easily see with their own eyes. I often think of that story when I...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 17, 2025 | Fight the Good Fight, Obesity & Wound Care
I have been paying close attention to the news about glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist medications because they may provide a ray of hope for many patients with chronic wounds – over 60% of whom are obese and nearly half of whom have diabetes. However, I also...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Sep 10, 2025 | Fight the Good Fight
Thank you to my friend Irene Waldridge for sending me this article about sleep apnea and wound healing which I had missed! “A total of 11 cohort studies and 1 case–control study with a total of 58,198,463 subjects were included. Most studies suggest that...
