Are doctors wimps? Hippocrates & Maimonides walk into a bar… | Feature
July 19, 2017
I was growling. Stacks of papers desecrated my desk. The EMR was giving me trouble. I began to curse ….suddenly…. There was a flash of lightening… In
Doctor’s Voice
How has United Airlines done since the doctor was manhandled? | Feature
July 18, 2017
Three months ago I blogged about the doctor who was dragged off a United plane in Chicago and the airline’s response to the incident. The CEO
An unusual cause of shoulder pain | Medical Blog
July 17, 2017
A woman in Montréal underwent a total hysterectomy for ovarian cancer back in March, and from the moment she woke up from anesthesia, had shoulder pain
The Paradigm Shifts Needed in Healthcare | Medical Blog
July 13, 2017
There’s a lot wrong with healthcare today. Especially the medications they have now a days and all the side effects. Just like the prescription xarelto, check out
Dr. MedLaw: Assumption of the Risk | Feature
July 12, 2017
“If a patient chooses to come to me for medical care and I explain the risks and they agree to the treatment then how can they turn around and sue me. Aren’t they agreeing to those risks?”
15 Books Every Healthcare Professional Should Read | Medical Blog
July 5, 2017
by Emily Walters Do you want to offer your patients better care, increase your own industry understanding, and improve your own understanding of your field? Reading
“Brazilian butt lift” takes another life | Medical Blog
July 1, 2017
Last year I blogged about a cosmetic surgeon in Florida named Osak Omulepu who had several bad patient outcomes resulting in the Florida Board of Health prohibiting
Is artificial intelligence the answer to our healthcare problems? | Medical Blog
June 22, 2017
An article in last week’s Newsweek magazine says it is. “Artificial intelligence will cure America’s sick health care system” using data and automation to “drive down
The Specialists’ Stranglehold on Medicine | Medical Blog
June 9, 2017
Republicans are trying to cut health care spending. But hacking away at Medicaid, weakening coverage requirements and replacing Obamacare’s subsidies with a convoluted tax credit will not deal
Nonadherence to medications: Who’s to blame? | Medical Blog
June 5, 2017
No foundations or patient advocate groups are promoting awareness of nonadherence. There are no colored ribbons, no fundraising walks, runs, jogs, trots, or swims. The New York
Traditional Tort Reform Won’t Reduce Healthcare Costs | Opinion Article
June 1, 2017
Tucked into President Trump’s 2018 budget are several provisions to tackle medical malpractice reform, an effort to slash healthcare costs by seeking to impact the everyday practice
Assumption of the Risk | Feature
May 23, 2017
“If a patient chooses to come to me for medical care and I explain the risks and they agree to the treatment then how can they turn
Transgastric appendectomy: The answer to a question no one is asking | Medical Blog
May 2, 2017
No one really wants to know if taking out an inflamed appendix using an endoscope passed through the mouth, esophagus, and stomach is a safe operation.
Proving a Medical Malpractice Case I – Proving Negligence (Part II) | Feature
April 20, 2017
[Editor’s note: this is the second installment of “Proving a Medical Malpractice Case I – Proving Negligence” by our blogger, Dr. Medlaw. You can read the first
Doctor Curmudgeon®: After the Noctors…After the Pharmacists. | Medical Blog
April 19, 2017
It is the year 2022. Noctors (those who are NOT Doctors and yet consider themselves to be the same as doctors and practice what they refer to
System errors, human errors, and common sense | Medical Blog
April 17, 2017
“It was a system failure.” That’s what United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz said in an interview with ABC News about the recent incident involving the violent
Finding Telemedicine’s Niche | Medical Blog
April 11, 2017
There are certainly times where I probably don’t need to make a patient physically come in to the office. As part of trying to figure out where
Will robots ever be able to perform surgery independently? | Medical Blog
March 29, 2017
Will robots ever be able to perform surgery independently? And if they can, should they? In my last post, I wrote about some unresolved issues with driverless
10 Signs of Human Trafficking in Medical Care | Feature
March 20, 2017
A critical summary of screening and intervention techniques all health professionals should be aware of. Human trafficking is often thought of as an issue faced by other
Some autonomous robots are not ready for prime time | Medical Blog
March 15, 2017
A Twitter friend posted this on a blustery Wisconsin morning: His car wasn’t being driven by a robot, but the tweet highlights some issues. Driverless cars use