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“Patient Dumping” ?
“Patient Dumping” ? A term new to me, but a familiar concept. Patients like Mr. Martin who have incredibly complex medical issues, physical and psychiatric, are often trapped in a […]
Have you seen the dead? (graphic)
Perhaps you’ve heard the horrific news out of Egypt and Syria this week. But have you seen it? The latest to come from Cairo is that 36 Egyptians were killed […]
on the shift-limit era
” a mad shuffling of pages invariably ensues, as trainees flip through their lists until someone finds the patient and utters the six saddest words of the shift-limit era: ‘I […]
“the machine”: the first birthing model
check out this kind-of-amazing vintage model of a uterus and fetus, made by 18th century midwife, Angélique du Coudray. made of fabric, leather, stuffing, straps, and strings. http://twentytwowords.com/2013/08/12/vintage-model-fetus-18th-century-mannequin-used-to-teach-childbirth/
For one to be a revolutionary doctor or to be a revolutionary at all, there must first be a revolution.
for the good of the herd
a recent New Yorker article reminded me of how interesting I find the concept of herd immunity: the more people in a community who are vaccinated, the lower the chances […]
dr. king in the AM
“As long as there is poverty in this world I can never be rich, even if I have a billion dollars. As long as diseases are rampant and millions of […]
well, this is different…
The 5-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer are (based on 2002-2008 SEER data): 5.4% for white men; 6.0% for white women; 4.6% for black men; and 5.4% for black […]
Gender Identity Dysphoria?
The DSM V is slated to be published early next year, and some leaks about what’s changing have already turned some heads. The DSM — which stands for Diagnostic and […]
immodestwitness 