Army’s Aggressive Surgeon Is Too Aggressive for Some | NYT | 11.6.07
Under his watch, Army surgeons have become aggressive users of a controversial drug called Factor VII, which promotes clotting in cases of severe bleeding. He has also guided a redesign of the transport system for wounded soldiers, encouraging helicopter pilots to take the severely [...]
You’ve got to love the AMA, I can always tell when they sell my name (again) to some marketing firm. The AMA is the only professional organization that spells my name in a unique manner. This un–professional spam sleaze arrvied in the mail today:
“Connotes respect and credibility?” Check out their website: SLD Industries — contending [...]
Hospitals face fight for tax-exempt status | Contra Costa Times | 11.1.07
A U.S. senator has warned that if some nonprofit hospitals continue to oppose greater transparency in the community benefits they provide, he may seek stricter requirements on such institutions.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss draft proposals prepared by Grassley’s staff that would [...]
Hospitals Combat an Insidious Complication | WSJ
| 10.17.07
Delirium was once thought to be an unavoidable complication without lasting effects, but a growing body of evidence indicates that the condition can have devastating long-term consequences — and that it is preventable with simple changes in care. Researchers are exploring the links between delirium and long-term [...]
“…if we’re going to start a series of whines about inappropriate calls and silly treatments I’ve got a box full…”
Think much bigger — a dinosaur’s carsass full…
I’ve been using Google Analytics and I was surprised to see how far Internet Explorer has fallen in browser standing. Equally surprised to see Safari in a double-digit standing:
Citation styles — not exhaustive…
NLM style:
Pho K. How to cite a blog in a paper [Internet]. Nashua, New Hampshire: Kevin Pho. 2004 May - [cited 2007 Oct 12]. Available from: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/how-to-cite-blog-in-paper.html.
ALWD (Rule 40.3) style:
Kevin Pho, Kevin, M.D. Medical Weblog, How to cite a blog in a paper, http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/10/how-to-cite-blog-in-paper.html (Oct. 12, 2007).
Bluebook (Rule 18.2.3) style:
Kevin Pho, [...]
New device brings fast help to a failing heart | USAT | 10.11.07
For more than 30 years, paramedics have been saving the lives of these patients by inserting, through the vocal cords, a breathing tube about the width of a small garden hose and then pushing air into the lungs with an inflatable bag.… But [...]
Boom Times for Dentists, but Not for Teeth | NYT | 10.11.07
With dentists’ fees rising far faster than inflation and more than 100 million people lacking dental insurance, the percentage of Americans with untreated cavities began rising this decade, reversing a half-century trend of improvement in dental health.
“Most dentists consider themselves to be in the [...]
Lawyers To Docs: Lump It. Insurers Can Rate You | WSJ Health Blog | 10.9.07
[T]hree George Washington University public-health professors and attorneys have put together a legal analysis of the practice. Their conclusion: Get used to the rating game, docs. Nothing in the law prevents insurers from publicly ranking doctors — provided they do it [...]
