OB-GYN

used speculum tongue depressor

CDC: Stop Using Purulent Speculums as Tongue Depressors

0
ATLANTA, GA - Disturbed by a surge in case reports driven by medical providers who are either short on equipment or just extremely lazy,...
ACOG

The ACOG Changes Pregnancy to 42 Weeks, Makes Dividing into Trimesters Easier

2
HILLBRANCH, SC – The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) recently released groundbreaking news: pregnancy will now be extended to 42 weeks instead of...
divine intervention NPO after midnight miracle insurance authorization

God Makes Patient NPO After Midnight for Miracle in the Morning

0
HEAVENS ABOVE - According to Gomerblog cherubs close to the All Powerful, God has informed nursing staff at Garden of Eden Medical Center to make...
registered nurses

Memes, Memes, and More Medical Memes

0
  . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . .  
doctor notes DVT PE

Charting is Independent Risk Factor for DVT and PE, Study Finds

0
ROCHESTER, MN - Recognizing it is a form of immobilization in which health care professionals are unable to move around much, a study newly published...
OB GYN

Say It Isn’t So: OB Dumps GYN, Now Dating ENT

0
NEW ORLEANS, LA - First PT/OT, then Brangelina, now this?!  After centuries together as one of healthcare's power couples, Gomerblog reports that OB/GYN is...

Ben & Jerry’s Opens Women’s Health Clinic, Offers “Free Cone Biopsy Day”

0
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT—The line outside the new Ben & Jerry’s Women’s Health Clinic extended for at least 3 miles as people waited for the...
medical residency

Maintenance of Certification Programs to Require Repeating Residency

11
WASHINGTON, D.C. - If there ever was a solid example of mission creep, Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programs for physicians have set a new standard.  Overnight,...

This Physician Won the KevinMD Big Burnout Sweepstakes. Here’s Why.

0
TWITTER – The social media giant was abuzz today when news broke that John Roberts, a primary care physician from Sioux Falls, SD, had...
APGAR 10 Apgart Apgar(t) troponin troponins

New Apgar(t) Score to Check Troponins 1 & 5 Minutes After Birth

0
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is modifying the Apgar score to an Apgar(t) score in which troponins will...