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Top 10 Signs It’s Time to Break Up with Your Pager

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You and your pager have likely formed a long and memorable relationship together while sitting on your hip.  Over time the initial lust may wear off.  Here are 10 signs that it may be...
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Joint Commission Shuts Down McStuffins Clinic for Violations

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BURBANK, CA - Just on the heels of an amazing comeback, the Disney Channel has now stopped patient care operations in the backyard playhouse clinic of Dottie “Doc” McStuffins after a Joint Commission audit revealed myriad...
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Controversy Over Surgery Department’s ‘Most Annoying Medical Student’ Award

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DALLAS, TX - Dr. Greg Peterson, a chief resident in general surgery, has seen his share of medical students rotate through the surgery service.  "They just keep getting worse," said an unenthused Peterson before...
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Declining Lipitor Sales Prompt Revision of Cholesterol Guidelines Yet Again

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CHICAGO, IL - In response to an unexpected 3 percent reduction in both Lipitor and Crestor sales, the American Cardiac Association (ACA) and American College of Cardiologic Heart Physicians (ACCHP) have established the 4th...
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Physician Signs Out Patient Census and Pager, Has Slight Orgasm

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ORLANDO, FL - After having one of the toughest weeks in her professional career as a hospitalist during which she had a census of no fewer than 20 patients each day due to the...
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Local Drug Seeker Discovers That 8/10 Pain Gets The Same Amount of Pain Meds...

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Long-time drug seeker, Kyle Smith, recently discovered that stating his pain is 8/10 instead of the typical 12/10 gets him the same amount of pain medication. "I always thought having more pain than you could...
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Dramatic ‘Code Placement’ Captured on Tape

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AUSTIN, TX - In breaking news, GomerBlog has received word of a dramatic “Code Placement” captured on tape on Unit 4E at Austin Medical Center yesterday afternoon.  In this chilling transcript below, a heroic...
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Poll: Why Are Neurologists Consulted?

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We polled thousands of neurologists across the world to get down to the bottom of why they are consulted.  Here are the top 9 reasons that bring neurologists into the picture.  A historical note:...
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EMS Now Being Dispatched to Transport Satisfaction Surveys‏

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HUNTERSVILLE, NC - Last week, emergency medical crews accepted a new challenge in this suburban North Carolina community.  At the behest of health care administrators who decided that patient satisfaction data collection is "the...
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Three-Sentence Discharge Summary For Six-Month Hospitalization

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ROME, GA - Doctors and hospital administrators are lauding what has been called a "breakthrough in succinctness," as a patient discharged after six months in the hospital presented to his primary care provider with a...