Full Articles

Our cutting edge in-depth reporting, giving you the stories you deserve!

IT password twice computer explodes

IT Update: Enter Wrong Password Twice, Computer Will Explode

0
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Well, looks like the information technology (IT) department is at it again, this time in San Francisco.  With security breaches at...
Chart of Death

Coroner Cause of Death: ‘Physical Therapy Note Missing Date and Time’

0
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - GomerBlog regretfully reports on a hospital death that could have been saved if the physical therapy note was dated and timed...
wallet aorta

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Hoping He Didn’t Leave Wallet in Guy’s Aorta

0
NEW YORK, NY - As cardiothoracic surgeon Timothy Carter sews his patient's sternum closed after successful repair of an ascending aortic aneurysm, he can't help...

Newly-Diagnosed One-Handed Man: Totally Worth it

0
CUMMING, GA – Doctors on Saturday struggled to find out why patient Robert Shaffer lost his hand.  Dr. Virginia Sullivan, an intern on the...
dyspnea

FDA Approves FUROSESONEROLAQUINOX for Undifferentiated Dyspnea

28
WASHINGTON, D.C. - To the delight of emergency physicians across the country, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a new drug...
surgery

Medical Student Inadvertently Contaminates Entire OR by Mere Brief Existence

0
ATLANTA, GA - “Don’t touch that!” snapped the surgical tech, referring to anything and everything in the OR at once.  Although he was standing...
septic colonized keyboard

Saint Mary Hospital’s EMR Offers 2 New Discharge Disposition Options: Heaven or Hell

0
BETHLEHEM, PA—Following the lead of religiously-affiliated hospitals around the country, St. Mary Hospital recently updated their electronic medical record/order entry system to include two...
ativan diffuser

FDA Finally Approves The Ativan Diffuser for All Hospital Units

0
WASHINGTON, DC - In a closely contested vote, the FDA approved a new medical delivery device this week, the H-Vape 86.  It is an Ativan...

Breaking: Medical Student Cuts Surgical Knot Too Short

13
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Medical student Dan Richards was disciplined Thursday for cutting a surgical knot "too short" during a skin closure. "The surgeon told me...