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The Worst Quackery of 2011: Battlefield Acupuncture – Forbes
So: the 2011 winner of the worst quackery award is: battlefield acupuncture. This bizarre practice, invented just 10 years ago, offers a trifecta of ills: It offers no medical benefit and carries a...
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HCC Blog calls it quits
Dear Readers, It has been my pleasure over the last 4 years to blog on HCC-related topics and exchange ideas with many of you. I have learned a ton from everyone. This is my last post and I anticipate...
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Our unrealistic views of death, through a doctor’s eyes – The Washington Post
I know where this phone call is going. I’m on the hospital wards, and a physician in the emergency room downstairs is talking to me about an elderly patient who needs to be admitted to the hospital....
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How large is a British watermelon?
You’ll probably regret asking. A Las Vegas man who suffers from a rare condition that made his scrotum swell to 100 pounds is basking in the fame that his giant organ has brought him. … The...
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Clostridium difficile colitis and you, a video tutorial
Learning can be fun! Just say no to antibiotics you don’t need. The ultra-awesome ZDoggmd.com Related posts: Zdogg MD’s Le Mis parody It’s been out for a while, and I just realized... Related posts...
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An Elegantly Icky Solution
Entertaining and medical! I’d love to shield the identify of the patient in this story. But I can’t, and you’ll understand why in a minute. It’s not that I’m worried about a HIPAA violation or a law...
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ACEP 12 tweeting: Bukata and Hoffman
Those who don’t follow me on Twitter probably have calm, productive lives. Those who do wonder why I twitter at all. Because it keeps me busy and engaged, that’s why. Here’s an edited compilation of...
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Dr Seuss Does Malaria « Contagions
Terrific! This Malaria map was illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, during World War II to educate young GIs. According to the Naval Department Library, this map was printed...
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CDC – Seasonal Influenza (Flu) – Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView
Go get your flu shot, it looks like they hit it on the head (which is remarkable, at least to me). Picking the right antigens is always tricky. From the CDC: Since October 1, 2012, CDC has...
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BS Study*: Doctors Feel Patients’ Pain | Empathy | LiveScience
Been a while since I pulled out the BS flag, and this seems entirely appropriate: Good doctors really do feel their patients’ pain. Hmm. ‘Good’ doctors? A study, published today (Jan. 29) in the...
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How Doctors Die | The Saturday Evening Post
Well written, and I think correct. It’s not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don’t die like the rest of us. What’s unusual about them is not how much treatment they get...
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Physicians: Don’t take UAE jobs
Via @Skepticscalpel on Twitter: JOHANNESBURG — For Dr. Cyril Karabus, it was a routine job, albeit in an exotic location. For six weeks in 2002, he filled in for another doctor in Abu Dhabi, lured like...
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What to Say to a Friend Who’s Ill – WSJ.com
Well done. ‘A closed mouth gathers no feet.” It’s a charming axiom, but silence isn’t always an option when we’re dealing with a friend who’s sick or in despair. The natural human reaction is to feel...
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Is farting in the OR transmitting germs?
From the BMJ: “It all started with an enquiry from a nurse,” Dr Karl Kruszelnicki told listeners to his science phone-in show on the Triple J radio station in Brisbane. “She wanted to know whether she...
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West Nile virus 2013 as of July 2nd
Last year was a big year for us in Texas with West Nile, an in conversation with colleagues the other day we noted we hadn’t seen any yet. So, to the CDC Map of cases: Wow, Texas is dark green as are...
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What doctors should look for in job seekers’ social media presence –...
Don’t make yourself unhireable. As the medical director of a health services group that serves racially diverse patients in some of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, Ravi Grivois-Shah, MD, always...
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Rare Diseases Give Jenny McCarthy Life-Time Achievement Award | Medical...
Gomerblog is killing it these days. LOS ANGELES, CA – Thursday night the 197,788th annual rare-disease awards, formally known as the common disease awards, brought the house down at the Staples Center....
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Jeffrey Singer: The Man Who Was Treated for $17,000 Less – WSJ.com
Medical sticker-shock, and one mans’ remedy. By JEFFREY A. SINGEREvery so often I have an extraordinary and surprising experience with a patient—the kind that makes us both say, "Wow, we’ve learned...
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Facebook Like Now Covered by the First Amendment – Applications for...
This is at the end of an article talking about something else, but it deserves it own highlight: My favorite thing is when healthcare organizations try and control and restrict social media. As many...
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