Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you…
Wisdom of Solomon
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Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you... -
Obamacare Is Coming, and the Sky Is Not Falling
First the forces arrayed against it tried to defeat it but failed. Then the cry was, “Repeal... -
Biomedical Ethics & the Law
Earlier this year the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued an opinion that reminded...
Obamacare Is Coming, and the Sky Is Not Falling
First the forces arrayed against it tried to defeat it but failed. Then the cry was, “Repeal…
Biomedical Ethics & the Law
Earlier this year the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued an opinion that reminded…
Obesity is a Disease?
The question mark at the end of the title is there not so much because I’m questioning…
Medical Marijuana & Junk Science
Let me begin by denying having any expertise on medical marijuana. I will also point out that…
Is It My Heart, Doc?
This is an important question. And I have to try to answer it every day. Sometimes several…
Are shorter work hours for medical interns harming patients?
Can health reporting in the popular press get any worse? Every time I think it has reached…
Mandatory flu vaccine for health workers
“Are there any side effects I should know about?” asked the young lady. “No, there aren’t,” answered…
Profit in health care
At the root of the debate over ObamaCare is the Marxist notion that all profit is waste,…