Surgery

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New Policy Mandates Feeding Tube Placement in Surgery Interns

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BOSTON, MA - A controversial new policy at a premier surgical training program is turning heads. Last year, General Surgery Residency Program Director Dr. Philip McCocktosen...
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Attending Physician Stranded in Clinic Without a Resident: A Tale of Survival

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ST. LOUIS, MO – It was 9 AM on a Thursday morning and each clinic room was full in Dr. Tone’s colorectal clinic. “Sir, the...
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Dr. Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes

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For health care providers, it can be hard to explain to your children what you do at the hospital all day.  Fortunately, Dr. Mother...

Psychiatrist Joins WWE and Puts Opponent in a Mental Health Hold

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LUBBOCK, TX – Finally fed up with all the bullying he was receiving from general surgeons, Dr. Froyd abandoned his post as Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist...
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Local Man Loses Arm in Lawnmower Accident, ‘Why Can’t My Arm Be Made of...

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WITCHITA, KS – Kevin O’Neil had an unfortunate accident yesterday where he lost his right arm.  “I was reaching into the mower to clear...
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The Vas-Band: Vasectomies No More

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REIMS, FRANCE - French urologist, Dr. Jacques LeStrappe, presented his newest innovation at the recent International Society of Urologists in Geneva, Switzerland that will...

Scrub Tech Has Friend Visit Apartment: ‘Don’t Touch Anything’

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ATLANTA, GA – Local surgical technologist, Janelle Paulson, had to make an unexpected stop at home after work, cited co-worker Katie Peters.  “We don’t...
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Area Hospital to Implement New Health Record Using Post-it Notes

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AREA, GA - Despite a flurry of activity in healthcare systems across America to implement efficient electronic health records (EHRs) or even more efficient...

Ortho Defeats Da Vinci in Good Ole Fashioned Arm-Wrestling Match

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DURHAM, NC - An anticipated nail-biter that didn't end up going the distance, orthopedic surgeon Barrett Stonewall easily defeated the Da Vinci Surgical Robot...