Medical Student Draws Blood for the First Time, Prefers Using Markers Over Crayon
In a rural hospital in West Virginia, Vance Agarwal a fourth year medical student nearing the end of a rural medicine elective had the...
Valium Advent Calendar Being Tested by Local Pharmaceutical Company
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Parents will be able to count down the days until Christmas in a much more soothing manner this season. A...
American Nurses Association Pulls the Plug on Nursing Diagnosis
WASHINGTON, DC - After a close 38-to-35 vote, the leaders of the American Nurses Association (ANA) voted to eliminate the nursing diagnosis from nursing...
Old as F**k Attending Tells Team Story Called “When I Was an Intern…”
LOS ANGELES, CA - In a story to make our current generation of residents and interns roll their eyes so hard they'll require ophthalmology...
Santa Claus In Serious Condition After Chimney Incident & Sleep Apnea Complications
THE NORTH POLE - GomerBlog can confirm that Santa Claus is recovering, but remains in serious condition, at North Pole Community Hospital after an incident when...
Developing: Patient Professes “Deep Hatred of Needles”
RENO, NV - GomerBlog was first on the scene at a preoperative holding bay outside of the main OR, where a patient about to undergo...
Medical Service’s “Rock” Patient Discovered Upon Physical Exam to Be Actual Rock
PLYMOUTH, MA - Intern Douglas McCombs was surprised to learn this morning that a patient on the medical service, who had been deemed a...
Tips: How to Read the New England Journal of Medicine
STEP 1: Grab copy of New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) from mailbox.
STEP 2: Pretend to read through the cover contents, enough to cause...
Victoria’s Secret to Team Up with Maternity Ward to In New Line of Post-Partum...
A lullaby plays gently over the speakers.
“That’s our way of letting everyone know a new bundle of joy has entered the world,” the tour...
ICD-10 Primer, Lesson 5: WTF Codes
Now that we’re a few lessons in, you must be wondering the same thing: What about those ICD-10 codes that are ludicrous? Whereas the...














