EEG Fellow Accidentally Gets Within 10 Feet of Patient, Unsure of How to Proceed
BOSTON, MA - In a rare occurrence, last documented in 1987, a neurophysiology fellow came into the line of sight of an actual conscious...
FDA Approves Afternoon-After Pill
INTERCOURSE, PA - “Let’s face it: no one is getting up in the morning after an accident,” said a representative from the Food and Drug Administration...
Patient Transferred from Observation Unit to Intervention Unit
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Physician assistant (PA) Iris Jones thought it was just another day in the Observation Unit or Obs Unit. She made...
Stellar Med Student Amasses 4,986 Letters of Recommendation
BOSTON, MA - Considered to be the Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, and Serena Williams combined of this year's graduating medical school class, outstanding fourth-year...
The Scourge of Troponipenia
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL - Hospitalists are going crazy about the pandemic of normal troponins in Miami-Dade. Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez-Hernandez-Alonso, MD -- “Mrs. Garcia, presented with...
The Joint Commission Now Encourages Coffee At Nursing Stations, Mortality Rates Plummet
The Joint Commission (JC) has abruptly reversed their ban on caffeinated drinks at physician and nursing workstations in light of new evidence that caffeine...
A Growing Trend with Men, Vasectomy Procedure Plans
CHICAGO, IL - Recently a new trend has been spreading like wildfires throughout urology and family medicine clinics in the US…Vasectomy Procedure Plans. Many...
Patriotic Call Lights, Pagers to Play National Anthem
WASHINGTON, DC - For those patients and providers in the nation's hospitals today, new special edition patriotic call lights, IV pumps, and pagers are...
Emergency Code Carts Now Contain Turkey Sandwiches and Ginger Ale
SAN DIEGO, CA - According to hospital administrators, Code Blue carts are now being outfitted to meet a new and growing medical emergency. Effective Jan....
Patient Goes for Record 119th Opinion
CHICAGO, IL - Enthusiastically leaving opinions one and two in the dust, patient Mark Waters plans to continue his search for "the right medical...