Apr 08, 2021

After George Floyd’s death from a police officer kneeling on his neck, I began to reflect on how I can guide all my patients to be anti-racist. I decided to approach the topic in the same breath as ...

Apr 07, 2021

Q: I have a patient that I have been seeing for quite a while for MS. After some pretty good years she has declined rapidly and has moved in with her sister, who is her caregiver. The problem is that ...

Apr 05, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, an...

Apr 01, 2021

Written by Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel In February, the New York Times published an article about this subject. Several vignettes depicted the plight of medical school graduat...

Apr 01, 2021

Q: I do small hand surgeries in my office. I only use local anesthesia for these. The patient will generally then be in a soft dressing or a short splint. There will also be some numbness. I have not ...

Mar 22, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, an...

Mar 18, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like "Final Destination" meets "The Monkey's Paw" (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appe...

Mar 16, 2021

Q: I am a physiatrist and so I see a lot of patients who were in car accidents. More than a few of them are involved in lawsuits over their injuries. I recently reluctantly told a patient - actually a...

Mar 15, 2021

Written by Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel A couple of years ago, I blogged about preoperative fasting here. I had conducted a Twitter poll asking surgeons, anesthesiologists, and ...

Mar 11, 2021

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth most prevalent cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and incidence in the US has tripled in the last four decades. Liver damage resulting from Non-Alcoh...

Mar 02, 2021

By Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Pop quiz: In the last 5years, how many people have died as a result of mishaps at gender reveal parties? a. Less than 5 b. 6-10 c. 11-15 d. ...

Mar 01, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like "Final Destination" meets "The Monkey's Paw" (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). In each story, a protagonist makes a wish that comes true with fatal results for...

Feb 24, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like "Final Destination" meets "The Monkey's Paw" (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appe...

Feb 23, 2021

The following was originally posted on February 6 by Kelly Cawcutt, MD, to her personal blog at paragonfire.com. With 2020 in the rearview mirror, I am reminded of the saying that ‘things i...

Feb 19, 2021

This is a science fiction short story with a medical technology angle. This story is one of a collection that uses elements and scenarios generated during a series of Strategic Foresight sessions rela...

Feb 18, 2021

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth most prevalent cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and incidence in the US has tripled in the last 4 decades. Excessive alcohol consumption is one the...

Feb 17, 2021

By Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Robert M. Levy, a former pathologist at a Veterans Administration hospital in Arkansas, pleaded guilty in federal court to involuntary manslaughte...

Feb 16, 2021

This is one of a collection of stories that are like "Final Destination" meets "The Monkey's Paw" (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appe...

Feb 08, 2021

The purpose of the “Love Your Liver!” (#LoveYourLiver) campaign is to educate the public and at-risk populations about liver disease and thereby help to prevent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). By ...

Feb 08, 2021

The following is the first of a collection of short stories that are like "Final Destination" meets "The Monkey's Paw" (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or h...