Laboratory Technician Decides to Delay ‘Stat’ Blood Test Result Due to Excessive Pestering
INDIANA – Today a laboratory technician at Holy Cross Hospital decided enough was enough and took matters into his own hands. At 5:42 a.m....
Internal Medicine Intern Boasts Over Thanksgiving Dinner, ‘I’m Basically Running the Whole Hospital’
NASHVILLE, TN - Dr. Nick Johnson, a recent medical school graduate and internal medicine resident impressed his family at Thanksgiving dinner last night when...
Breaking: Ativan is the Best Medicine, Laughter Falls to Sixth
BOSTON, MA - Is laughter the best medicine? Not any more. According to a new poll of physicians and other medical providers published in the New England...
2016 Updated Laws of the House of God
If you haven't read The House of God yet and you are in medicine, stop reading our blog and go read it. It really...
Anesthesia Attending Listens to Residents’ Plan Before Telling Them What to Do
Jose Prada M.D., a Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Miami Children’s has a reputation of being very laid back. But according to Dr. Prada, the key...
Breaking: Interns Literally Being Thrown into the Fire
ATLANTA, GA - For brand new interns, July 1 is the day where they often feel like they're being thrown into the fire. For five really...
Breaking: Resident Answers ‘Yes’ When Third-Year Medical Student Asks if They Can Help With...
CHICAGO, IL – It was approximately 4:15 PM last Tuesday when Clark Gunnerson, a 3rd year medical student on his pediatrics rotation, uttered the universal...
July Intern Looks Forward to Finding Out This Isn’t Worth It
CHAPEL HILL, NC - University of North Carolina internal medicine intern Warren Burke is about to embark on a long and exciting road, and today...
Intern Tries to Palpate Pedal Pulses, Can’t Locate Legs
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Beads of sweat were trickling down the intern's face. He was determined. He could do this.
It had been over five minutes...
New Littmann Stethoscope Allows You to Hear One’s Thoughts
ST. PAUL, MN - Manufacturer 3M has released a new Littman Mind-Reading I Stethoscope for health care practitioners to help diagnose someone else’s thoughts,...