April 4th, 2010 by DrCharles in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, Opinion, Quackery Exposed, True Stories
Tags: Doctor Competence, Doctor Politics, General Medicine, Insurance Company, Medical Politics, Online Physicians Ratings, Patient Responsibility, Primary Care, Top Doctors
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I’m sure you’ve read through “top doctor” rankings and online physician ratings. It is only human to seek perceived leaders. But as sometimes seen in politics, those who have reached the pinnacles are often motivated by ambition, charisma, and gamesmanship instead of altruism, sincerity, and merit.
Beware the top doctors issues found in magazines and newspapers. Some of these doctors are excellent, but many are simply “notable.” They may be well-connected, in leadership positions, or presidents of this or that society. Many are excellent self-promoters, branding themselves through the name brand institutions they work for and the billboards that increasingly advertise their faces. Many are simply well-known or popular among their peers. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Examining Room of Dr. Charles*
April 4th, 2010 by GruntDoc in Better Health Network, News, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Catheters, Combat Casualties, Deployed Doctors, Dr. York, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, General Surgery, Imaging, Increased Odds of Survival, Internal Injuries, Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiologist, Iraq, Kandahar, Micro-Operations, Military, Radiology, Wounded Soldiers, X-ray
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There’s a nice WSJ article on how forward treatment of combat casualties has become possible. Kudos to these deployed doctors, and to the military that invests the time, money and effort to make things like this happen:
Dr. York, an interventional radiologist who usually performs surgery at the U.S. Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va., is especially skilled at treating internal injuries. His type of surgery—using X-rays and imaging equipment to guide catheters through veins to perform micro-operations—is comparatively rare in emergency rooms. But in the cramped Kandahar hospital, it is critical to saving lives.
via Wounded Soldiers Have Increased Odds of Survival – WSJ.com.
Probably the world’s only front-line (literally) interventional radiologist.
HT: He who shall not be named.
*This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc*
April 4th, 2010 by Joshua Schwimmer, M.D. in Better Health Network, News, Opinion
Tags: Apple, E-Tools, General Medicine, Health Apps, healthcare, iPad, Medical Apps, Primary Care, Virtual Medicine
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The first iPad reviews are out, and they’re very positive. Here’s a selection of the reviews (compiled by MacRumors):
And here’s a roundup of recent medical blogs commentary on the iPad:
iMedical Apps has a nice review of how 5 medical apps might appear on the iPad, including the Blausten Human Atlas, Visual Dx Mobile, Procedures Consult, OsiriX and eFilm, and Papers.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog features a review of Carter’s Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine, an app designed specifically for the iPad. (This is not an eBook, but a full app with searchable interactive skeletons, etc.)
CareCloud, a new cloud-based EHR, plans to have an iPad version. Epic already has an iPhone app and presumably will have an iPad version available. Allscripts is rumored to have an upcoming EHR for the iPad. (No word on whether other EHRs plan on having an iPad app. If you have any information, please post a comment.)
According to Macworld, 1 in 5 doctors plan to buy an iPad. The Practice Fusion Blog has a discussion of other iPad-related surveys of doctors and healthcare professionals.
Healthcare Technology Online has a discussion of the pros of cons of the iPad in healthcare. Read more »
This post, How Will The iPad Fare In Healthcare?, was originally published on
Healthine.com by Joshua Schwimmer, M.D..
April 4th, 2010 by Berci in Better Health Network, News, Opinion
Tags: Blogs.com, Clinical Medicine Blogs, E-Learning, E-Patients, E-Tools, General Medicine, Health Bloggers, Medical Education, Vitual Medicine
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Thanks to Dr. Mike Cadogan, Scienceroll.com is included in the list of “Top 10 Clinical Medicine Blogs” on Blogs.com, and described as:
Amazingly comprehensive blog covering all aspects of medical education, medical technology, e-learning and virtual medicine. Through his blog, Dr. Bertalan Meskó aims to arm all medical professionals with the e-tools required to meet and manage the next generation of e-patients.
Here’s the top 10 list in alphabetical order:
33 charts
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
Clinical Cases and Images
Clinical Correlations
Dr Shock MD PhD
Life in the Fast Lane
Musings of a Distractible Mind
Other Things Amanzi
Science-Based Medicine
Scienceroll
*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*
April 4th, 2010 by David Kroll, Ph.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Bananas, Cardiology, Diet, Exercise, Gatorade, General Medicine, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Nephrology, Orange Juice, Physiology, Potassium, Primary Care, Sodium, Sports Drink
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As I stutter through recovery from LungMutiny2010, I’m paying more attention to my diet. So as I try to go out for my 10-minute walk everyday, I still drink some sports drink — usually Gatorade made from the massive vat of powder you can buy at Costco.
We tend to get plenty of sodium in our diet — far too much in the U.S. actually — but I always worry about potassium when I’m sweating (Disclaimer: I am not an exercise physiologist or a cardiovascular or nephrology physician.)
I always thought that the widely-sold sports drinks were the best sources of potassium outside of eating bananas or some dried fruits. I was surprised to learn that an 8-ounce serving of orange juice contains 18-fold more potassium than an 8-ounce serving of Gatorade® (450 mg vs. 25 mg). Who knew? Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Terra Sigillata*
I’m sure you’ve read through “top doctor” rankings and online physician ratings. It is only human to seek perceived leaders. But as sometimes seen in politics, those who have reached the pinnacles are often motivated by ambition, charisma, and gamesmanship instead of altruism, sincerity, and merit.
