Sayonara, Rick
I’m surprised you lasted this long. I hope you enjoy your fate in the dustbin of history, a destination you richly deserve.
Author: Russell Saunders
Stupid Tuesday questions, unacknowledged feedback edition
I have a tendency to yell at the television. Not constantly, mind you. But sometimes. I cannot watch medical dramas for this reason. “ER” came out at almost exactly the same time that I entered medical school, and for the… Continue Reading
Yeah, that’s right. I’m reading “The Hunger Games”
Not only am I reading “The Hunger Games,” but when I arrived at work this morning I found that the same colleague who loaned it to me had left the two sequels on my desk. I plan to read them,… Continue Reading
An ideal gay character
The Better Half and I just finished the final episode of “Downton Abbey”‘s second season last night. Or rather, I finished it and he dozed off midway through (as is his wont) and will have to go back and watch… Continue Reading
Yet more on unnecessary testing
From the New York Times: In a move likely to alter treatment standards in hospitals and doctors’ offices nationwide, a group of nine medical specialty boards plans to recommend on Wednesday that doctors perform 45 common tests and procedures less… Continue Reading
My own experience of being gay in medicine
Yesterday Andrew Sullivan linked to an item at WBUR’s Common Health blog, in which Dr. Mark Schuster, a tenured professor and pediatrician at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital tells his story of being a gay man entering the medical… Continue Reading
The tyranny of doctor’s notes
This post is both an observation and a related query. I want to know if what I’m seeing is particular to my area, or if it’s happening all over the place. As one might imagine, I see patients for all… Continue Reading
Stupid Tuesday questions, Tuesday question edition
So, beloved readers, I am soliciting your feedback. A little while ago I decided that what this site needed was a Weekly Feature. Something fun and frivolous and in keeping with my character. And the answer that struck me was… Continue Reading
The secret to getting the oil is to squeeze the snakes real hard
I generally don’t write too much about pseudo-medical woo that often. The main reason is that Orac at Respectful Insolence does it so very well, thus there’s no need for me to peddle an inferior version. But it seems he’ll… Continue Reading
Why I won’t be voting for Rick Santorum
I’ll admit that the title of this post is a little bit disingenuous for a few reasons. First of all, I would vote for a shaved ape before I voted for Rick Santorum, and I made my decision about him… Continue Reading