Radiologist Day: 6 More Weeks of Clinical Correlation
NEW BRIGHTON, PA – Every year on February 2 the world waits to see if a groundhog will see his shadow on what is...
TSA Takes Wrist X-Rays for Poorly-Insured Passenger
NEW YORK, NY - Shocked at the out-of-pocket costs he was incurring for the care of his recent wrist fracture, New York area resident...
Medical Subspecialties as Star Wars Characters
The release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is upon us. Before we re-watch Episodes I through VII in our respective break and...
Nervous Patient’s KUB Shows Butterflies in Her Stomach
LOS ANGELES, CA - A 44-year-old female was preparing for a big work-related speech when she presented to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with anxiety and...
Radiologists Groan as Storm Paradoxically Causes Lights to Turn On
MENLO PARK, NJ—An unusually intense electrical storm this morning produced a prolonged power surge at Menlo Park Memorial Hospital (MPMH), mysteriously causing all electrical...
Unused Mammogram Machine Repurposed as Hospital Panini Press
With so many elective procedures cancelled in the wake of the COVID pandemic, many pieces of hospital equipment have started gathering dust. But one...
Passenger Wants Epidural Before Squeezing Into Middle Economy Seat
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Realizing that there was no other way around what would otherwise be four hours of misery, lanky and long-limbed 6'...
Interventional Radiologist Uses Dental Floss, Chewing Gum to Fix Broken Pipe in Kitchen Sink
NEW YORK, NY - Newly-minted interventional radiology attending Dr. Marcus Jones scored a personal victory today when he successfully mended a leaking pipe leading...
Radiologists Jubilate: ‘Stable Exam’ Added to Radiodiagnostic Codes
In what many radiologists are dubbing 'the greatest advance in radiology since the CT scanner', the American Society of Radiology added 'stable exam' to...
Hospital Replaces Inpatient Beds with Bathtubs Full of Ultrasound Gel
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Following an unexpected announcement from executive leadership, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has converted all of its inpatient hospital...