Three doctors published an article that says they believe a surgeon should disclose lack of sleep to patients before doing an elective surgery and further require that patients sign a form saying they were so informed. This article was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Other surgeons disagree with this suggested new policy…
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The Doctors Show
I had to laugh the other day when I was watching TV and an ad came on for the show, The Doctors. They try to tease you with a line like, What you eat could kill you, but they leave it at that so you will tune in later to see the show. I understand…
Puerto Rican Doctors Laughing in Photos With Haitian Victims
It seems that 60 or so PR doctors thought it would be a good idea to pose with Haitian Earthquake victims holding soldiers guns and having a great time doing it. Some were holding beers, condoms, and saws next to people who were bloody, hurt, and half dressed. Puerto Rico is investigating the doctors for…
Doctors and Gods
Most people won’t admit this, but doctors are often treated like gods, or least the pope in the respect that they think they are infallible, that is until a mistake happens. Most doctors are very dedicated to their patients and to doing the best they can to keep them healthy, cure them of disease,…
Medical Residents and Sleep
I have watched my share of medical shows on TV and one of the things you learn from these shows is that doctors in training work very long shifts, somtimes 24, 36, or even more hours straight. That has always worried me. As a patient walking into an ER, I don’t want an overtired…
Placebos, A Help Or A Deception?
A recent study indicates that almost half of all doctor routinely prescribe placebos to treat certain conditions. Most of the placebos used were headache pills and vitamins, but some also use sedatives and antibiotics. The latter two really shouldn’t be classified as placebos because they do effect the body. Doctors say they doubt that…
Retail Medical Centers
Retail Medical Centers are those clinics usually run by a nurse practitioner who is there to treat simple and common conditions such as colds, sore throats, and Ut infections. From the start, doctors did not like this idea because they reasoned that first if you’re anything less than a doctor you can’t possibly be…
MedPedia
MedPedia is a new website that will become the Wiki for medical information. It’s being put together right now, with contributors having no less than an MD or PHD. Harvard, Stanford, and Berkeley are all involved and the project is getting support from the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and…
More Heart Attack Education Needed
A recent study suggests that many people who have heart disease still don’t know the symptoms of a heart attack. Lives can be saved if someone who is having a heart attack can get help within the first hour of having the symptoms. However it was found that most people don’t seek help until…
Location and Medicare
A study that’s done every two years has concluded that Medicare is paying wildly different amounts depending on where in the United States you live. Some are four times as much as others. They looked at ill seniors and disabled people and the care and length of hospital stays in their last two years of…