All Pumped Out
Dear Director, One of our group members recently came back from maternity leave. We…
Sen. Barrasso Gives Healthcare Reform a Second Opinion
Senator John Barrasso was “Doctor” Barrasso, an orthopedic surgeon from Casper, Wyoming, long before he…
10 Apps that Can Save a Patient’s Life
MedGadget.com presents the top 10 smartphone applications that can save a patient’s life … before…
Random Acts of Finance
Betting on the stock market might be closer to gambling at the roulette table than…
Why the Worsening Chest Pain?
A 52-year-old male presented to the emergency department with four weeks of shortness of breath…
The Highly Sensitive Troponin Test: A Step in the Wrong Direction?
A physician recently emailed me with a question (paraphrasing): “Our lab recently switched over to…
The Boxer
I don’t often get calls from thoracic surgeons asking for my help. But this was…
Video + Direct Laryngoscopy
While some still debate the relative merits of direct vs. video laryngoscopy, the newest set…
Handling Serious Bacterial Illness in Children
The issue of serious bacterial illness in children is an ongoing debate and new articles…
Gone Fishin’
Fish bone “stuck in the throat”? You may not have to ship this off to…