June 29th, 2010 by JessicaBerthold in Better Health Network, Humor, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Aleksandra Lachut, Attending Physicians, Bonified Doctors, Clinician-Educator, Doctor-Doctor Relationship, General Medicine, Kimberly Manning, Life At Grady, Life Happens, Long Term Relationships, Medical Colleagues, Medical Education, Medical Interns, Medical Residents, Medical School, Medical Students, Nature Of Time, Physician Transition, Professional Contact, Reason-Season-Lifetime, Reflections Of A Grady Doctor, Relationships Fostered In Medicine, Remembering Others, Staying Connected, Teaching Hospitals, Uncertified, Untrained
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A version of the following post by Kimberly Manning appeared on the blog Reflections of a Grady Doctor:
May and June mark the end of our academic year in medical education. The medical students either advance to the next level or become sho’ nuff and bonified doctors — albeit uncertified and untrained — but doctors nonetheless. The interns exit the novice stage and become residents — one week asking someone senior what to do, the next telling someone junior what to do. And of course, the senior residents and fellows finally get the stamp of approval that officially releases them from the nest. It’s kind of bittersweet for folks like me — the surrogate mommies and daddies that helped guide them along this path to becoming full-fledged physicians. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at ACP Hospitalist*
June 25th, 2010 by Happy Hospitalist in Better Health Network, Humor, Opinion
Tags: Diarrhea Clinic, Family Medicine, General Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, International Medicine, International Travel, Internist, Medical Humor, Primary Care, Traveler's Diarrhea
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I’m not sure what country this photo was snapped in, but the clinic owners were smart enough to help international travelers seek care for traveler’s diarrhea. There’s no beating around the bush on this one. If you’re in this waiting room staring at strangers, they’re all going to know why you’re there.
Diarrhea Clinic — that’s simple brilliance. That doctor needs to be hired by the ACP and SHM and ABIM to help us answer questions like “What is an internist?” and “What is a hospitalist?” For these doctors, everyone knows exactly what he does — no questions necessary.
*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist*
June 25th, 2010 by DrWes in Better Health Network, Humor, News
Tags: Bacteria, Chicago Tribune, Communicable Disease, Contagious, Cooties, E. Coli, EMSL Analytical, Family Medicine, General Medicine, Germs, Grade School Kids, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, Nancy McDonald, NHL Blackhawks, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Public Health, Salmonella, Stanley Cup, Staph
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Remember “cooties” in grade school? You know, the germs or disease that girls gave boys or boys gave girls in grade school if they touched? Well, it seems they’re becoming an epidemic. Thank goodness someone checked for “cooties” on the Stanley Cup:
The NHL champion Blackhawks’ beloved trophy stopped by the Chicago Tribune newsroom, and so we took the opportunity to do something the Cup’s keeper said had never been done: We swabbed it for germs. We sent the samples to the Chicago lab EMSL Analytical, which found very little general bacteria and no signs of staph, salmonella or E. coli. “It’s surprisingly clean,” lab manager Nancy McDonald said. Just 400 counts of general bacteria were found, she said. By comparison, a desk in an office typically has more than 10,000.
No staph species detected? Hmmm. I think there was a sampling error…
-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist.
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
June 21st, 2010 by RyanDuBosar in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Humor, News, Opinion
Tags: AMA, American Medical Association, Beastie Boys, Bee Gees, Doc Fix, Fiddling While Rome Burns, General Medicine, Harry Reid, Havoc In America, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Humor, Healthcare Legislation, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Politics, Healthcare reform, Medicare SGR Cut, Music To Doctors' Ears, Physician Reimbursement Cut, Senate Finance Committee, Thompson Twins, U.S. Congress
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Leading members of the Senate Finance Committee came to an agreement Thursday night on a six-month “doc fix,” paving the way for physicians to be reimbursed a little more for seeing Medicare patients instead of a lot less. (This is now separate from the rest of the legislative package it had been part of, which is still under debate.)
Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid warned that without passage, there’d be “havoc in America.” But the American Medical Association (AMA) continued its attack on anything less than a permanent solution. The AMA compared it to fiddling while Rome burns. What tune are members of Congress playing?
A) Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees
B) Doctor, Doctor! by the Thompson Twins
C) Time to Get Ill by the Beastie Boys
(The Hill, Politico, American Medical Association)
*This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist*
June 20th, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, Humor, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Anti-Static, Balanced Ions, Better Sleep, Good Night's Sleep, Goodnighties, Ionization, Ionx Fabric, Lack of Evidence, Negative Charge, Negative Ions, Quality of Sleep, Recovery Sleepwear, Sleep Aid, Sleep Medicine, Sleep Remedy, Static Cling
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Few medical products tickle our imagination as much as this one. We present for your consideration “Goodnighties” made from patented Ionx fabric.
THE CLAIM (from goodnighties.com):
All About Ionx®
Some have called it a ‘miracle,’ but the benefits of Goodnighties® is really the result of nature meeting science in a process called ionization. Ionization under the patented brand name ‘Ionx’ is the process that saturates the fabric with negative ions –- more than 20 times found in nature.
Wearing Goodnighties with Ionx close to the body has been proven to increase blood flow thus reducing inflammation, improving muscle function, speeding recovery and reducing muscle aches and pains.
For years ionized fabric has been used by the medical community, professional athletes, Olympic teams, the military and astronauts because of these amazing benefits. Even race horses have enjoyed the restorative properties of negative ions in fabric used for blankets and leg wraps.
Goodnighties is the first and only sleepwear with Ionx. While wearing Goodnighties you will experience the benefits of balanced ions while you sleep so you’ll wake up rested, restored and rejuvenated. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
