Drug Recall Confusion
I thought this was an interesting article on CNN.com. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals out of India is recalling its drug atorvastatin, the generic form of Lipitor, from pharmacies. The recall is due to the...
View ArticleAfternoon Surgery Risks
A recent study has found that surgeries performed between the hours of 3-4pm hold an increased risk for “nausea, vomiting and postoperative pain” in patients. The article states that this may be due...
View ArticleDoctors and EMR’s
The post “Click, click, click: How can I help you today” by Stewart Segal on KevinMD discusses some issues that we have already discussed in our blog posts concerning doctors’ use of EMR’s, but perhaps...
View ArticleSpinal Injections
RangelMD had a really good post on the topic of epidural spinal injections. Of course, we all know about the contaminated vials of steroids which have caused numerous cases of fungal meningitis along...
View ArticleChemo Brain
Only in the past few days have I heard of the phenomenon known as “chemo brain.” The reason for the recent media coverage of this disorder is a recent retrospective study which used PET-CT to measure...
View ArticleDoctors and Gun Ownership
This is an interesting article. It discusses a law which Florida recently passed that prohibits doctors from asking patients whether they own a gun or not. This is yet another topic which I have...
View ArticleTexting Support for Quitting Smoking
A review of five studies has found that receiving supportive text messages while trying to quit smoking doubles peoples’ chances of success. Individuals had a four to five percent likelihood of...
View ArticleTinnitus
Tinnitus is a basically a constant ringing in your ear. This article was of particular interest to me because my brother had tinnitus for quite a while. I am not sure if he still has it or not, but...
View ArticleCalorie Count Confusion
This is a topic that many of us discussed in response to one of Rachel’s posts earlier in the semester. The article “Finding the Right Balance on Calorie Count Regulation“ on KevinMD, however, brings...
View ArticleDoctors Need Sleep Too
Even though the amount of time interns and residents can work during a shift is capped at 16 hours, a number of studies have shown that they oftentimes work more hours than they are supposed to....
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