Too Many Die in a Hospital
When the Grim Reaper comes, I want to be as far away from there as I can.
View ArticleÜber-quality medical care
This kind of medical attention used to be only available to one person.
View ArticleMister Alexander and Alzheimers
I hadn't wanted to open this Pandora's box for the Alexanders.
View ArticleDoctors and Computers
In one ironic twist, to combat the hardware bottleneck, hospitals have invested heavily in COWS.
View ArticleIt Came From Norway To Take On A Medical Goliath
Even if I hadn't known the hospital inspectors were coming, I would have figured it out quickly enough from my email.The admonitions were flying:"Know your safety protocols backwards and...
View ArticleHelmets, Helmets, Etc.
When you're a doctor, there's higher pressure to practice what you preach.
View ArticleThe Carny
Chico was tearful. His freedom was gone - the carnival was the only life that he had known.
View ArticleDoctors and Competence
There should be six core competencies, fundamental attributes that all doctors should share, right?
View ArticleLet The Buyer Beware
Don't get me wrong - I applaud the right of people to spend their money as they want - on entertainment, or medical tests, or medical tests as entertainment.
View ArticleDoctors Look For A Way Off The Medical Hamster Wheel
I became a doctor to help people.When I was a medical student, I held the naive and idealistic belief that if I just did good work, the business side of things would somehow take care of itself.How...
View ArticleA Doctor's 9 Predictions About The 'Obamacare Era'
Debate is raging about Obamacare, and not just in Washington. Out here in Oklahoma we're grappling with implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Patients. Employers. Hospitals. Doctors. Insurers. All...
View ArticleWhy Can't Ted Stay Out Of The Emergency Room?
A 40-something patient I'll call Ted has a list of conditions that would have tongue-tied Carl Sagan. Even though I see Ted in my clinic every month, he still winds up visiting the emergency room 20...
View ArticleFor 2 Young Doctors, Working On Christmas Was A Privilege
December is supposed to be the time of year filled with family gatherings and holiday good cheer. For medical residents, quite the opposite is true.There are no school breaks during residency. Being a...
View Article5 Simple Habits Can Help Doctors Connect With Patients
I pulled back the curtain, ready to meet the next patient on my hospital rounds."Why are you standing there?" she asked me. "Come, have a seat, let's talk."Lenore could have been my grandmother. She...
View ArticleMedical Matters: Implementing Obamacare
Host John Schumann speaks with Sherry Glied, a health economist who served as Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services from 2010-2012. Gary Schwitzer of HealthNewsReview.org reviews the week's...
View ArticleMedical Matters: Brainstorm - New Understandings of the Adolescent Brain
Host John Schumann speaks with Daniel Siegel, a UCLA psychiatrist and author of the best-selling new book "Brainstorm." Gary Schwitzer of HealthNewsReview.org reviews the week's health news, and we...
View ArticleMedical Matters: Can Geriatrics Embrace High Tech?
Host John Schumann speaks with Leslie Kernisan, a geriatrician in San Francisco and author of the "GeriTech" blog. Gary Schwitzer of HealthNewsReview.org reviews the week's health news, and we hear an...
View ArticleMedical Matters: Upstream Doctors
Host John Schumann speaks with RishiManchanda, author of the TED Book "The Upstream Doctors," regarding new ideas in medical education and so-called 'social determinants of health.' Gary Schwitzer of...
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