There’s been a personnel change in Hell. Minos, Rhadamanthus and Aeacus have been sacked. Hades has chosen you to be the new judge of the dead, and to assign interesting and innovative punishments. You have a new arrival in your… Continue Reading
In a recent post applauding news that HIV medication makes HIV-positive men far less likely to spread the virus to partners (a sentiment I heartily endorse), Andrew Sullivan ponders a question I find genuinely perplexing: But I wonder what the… Continue Reading
Before I discuss my thoughts about the merits of new smartphone healthcare apps, I’m just going to get a complaint out of my system. From the Boston Globe: Doug McClure, chief technology officer, said the company’s top goal is to… Continue Reading
The American Academy of Pediatrics has revised its recommendations [subscription required] about chaperones during physical exams, which has led me to ponder how I conduct my own clinical affairs. An update to a 15-year-old AAP policy statement clarifies when it… Continue Reading
Dear Sen. Paul — First of all, congratulations on becoming an ophthalmologist in the first place. Eye trauma is one of the few medical problems that still gives me the howling fantods, so I sincerely salute anyone who can operate… Continue Reading
Back when I lived in New York, my friends and I would amuse ourselves with various silly games. Today’s Stupid Question hearkens back to one. Once, we came upon some store that sold hot dogs, a la Papaya King or… Continue Reading
From the New York Times comes a truly horrifying story of a child’s death following a series of unremitting failures. She died in September by the ugliest means, weighing an unthinkable 18 pounds, half what a 4-year-old ought to. She… Continue Reading
I see, via Andrew Sullivan, that Abottabad doesn’t have to worry about being remembered solely as the city where the world’s most wanted criminal was squirreled away for five years. No, luckily, it’s also commemorated by a truly God-awful poem.
The other day I tallied up all the hospitals where I’ve been directly involved in patient care since entering medical school. This counts hospitals where I had some kind of active role, but not where I merely shadowed providers as… Continue Reading
Apparently I’m not the only one whose been pondering the question of doctors and Facebook. Asks Danielle Ofri over at the NY Times: Should Your Doctor Be on Facebook? I can’t really answer that question without asking another one first… Continue Reading