American Red Cross Creates American Brown Cross for Fecal Transplant Donations
WASHINGTON, DC - Despite increasing clinician awareness and education as well as instituting universal gloving procedures, hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infections have continued to be a major source of morbidity and mortality in the United...
Worst Pick-Up Lines by Medical Subspecialty
GomerBlog did some research on a hot and steamy topic: What are the worst pick-up lines by subspecialty? Here goes!
Allergy
“I like it when you can’t breathe.”
Anesthesiology
“I’d love to rescue your airway.”
Bariatric Surgery
“Come on, I...
ZDoggMD: ‘In Da Lab’
ZDoggMD presents "In Da Lab," in true ZdoggMD fashion he mixes humor and education into this 50 cent classic. His rhymes are on point like a purple top. About time our lab peeps get a shout...
Video: Thrift Lab (Parody)
What, pathologists are people? And they are hilarious?!?!?! Check this unbelievable rap parody by the UF pathology team, and if you've seen it before, watch it again and SHARE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7a3_JRWQY
New Study Characterizes Metastatic Potential of Malignant Attendings
ROCHESTER, NY - Results of a new study have been released which describe for the first time the metastatic potential of malignant attendings. “We’ve known for years that these malignancies were locally aggressive,” says lead...
Nurses Have Stethoscopes: What Do You Think?
The philosophical TV show, The View, recently discussed the recent Miss America pageant. Two of the hosts were very critical of Miss Colorado with comments such as: Why is she wearing a "nurse's uniform?"...
Pathologists Running Out of Food (Terms)
SEATTLE, WA - At the national meeting for pathologists, a packed, plenary session on the impending crisis of pathologic terms was held. For years now, pathologists have known that they are running out of food...
Pathologists Criticized for Having High Proportion of Terminally-Ill, Cancer-Diagnosed, and Deceased Patients
CHICAGO, IL - As greater attention is drawn to patient outcome and patient satisfaction, new specialty specific data has revealed that pathologist’s patients are more likely to die, have cancer, or already be dead. ...
Blood Bank to Require More Paperwork, First-Born Child to Release Blood Products
GREENSBORO, NC - In an effort to cut down on costly blood product utilization, hospital administrators at Rocky High Hospital have put pressure on their blood bank to “regulate their blood products more efficiently.”...