Ethics: The Free Ride
In room six sat a typical 78-year-old nursing home patient with the history of a…
End Game: Playing Catch-Up on Savings
Q: I’m 55 years old and I’ve been practicing emergency medicine for 20 years, but…
On the Go: The Smartphone Physical
On March 5 on a United Airlines flight 30,000 feet in the air, somewhere between…
Leaving it at the Office: How to Unplug Successfully
Dear Director, I’m trying to take a real vacation this summer and get…
The Neglected Orifice
I occasionally enjoy intellectual jousting, especially with other airway enthusiasts, and its fun to prognosticate…
tPA and the Problems of ‘Indication Creep’
True believers in the oft-debated tPA are pushing to expand the treatment window yet again…
How to use Paraspinous Injections for Complex Headaches
“Who in their right mind would take an inch and a half needle, fill it…
They Tased Me, Doc!
Are Tasers a safe alternative to lethal force, or are they dangerous weapons associated with…
Marriage, Poverty and the Pope
This month I present a potpourri of concepts and Quixotic explorations of ideas mostly brought…
Medical Ethics: Admissions and Omissions
Burning belly pain awakens Marcus at 2 AM. Having it multiple times before, he’s tired…