A casual reader scanning the headlines would rightly infer a direct cause-and-effect relationship between pharmaceutical company payments and the number of opioid…
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Long-term readers know that in late 2014, 8 years out of residency, my wife and I decided to loosen the purse strings a bit.…
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Written by guest blogger: Luke Stovak. Who doesn’t want a do-over? I often see tattoos decoratively scripted…
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Enlarge this image In her new book, Barbara Lipska describes surviving cancer that had spread to her brain, and how the illness…
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Enlarge this image Should doctors choose lactated Ringer’s solution (right) or normal saline? Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty…
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According to the court docket, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is in talks to settle the anti-trust claim (Case 1:2016cv04644) made against…
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The first time this doctor hated a patient. And what he did next.
by Joshua Goldman MD March 31, 2018“Dr. WHAT?!” she spat. “Gold … man. Gold, like the precious metal, and, y’know — a man.” This carefully crafted response was…
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A clear case of suspected child abuse turns out to be something else
by Roy A. Meals MD March 31, 2018The emergency room staff was immediately suspicious. His father said that Peter, just over six months old, was pulling himself up to…