Preschool Teacher & Physician-Mom Have Differing Medical Opinions
Dr. Linda Richman received the dreaded phone call from her 4 year-old daughter’s preschool a mere 15 minutes after the 9 AM drop-off by...
Surgeon Excited to Watch Prep Dry
CHICAGO, IL - It’s no secret that Dr. Mike Flannigan likes to watch the prep dry on all his patients. According to numerous sources...
Scented Packing Gauze Makes Abscesses Fresh and Fun
PROVIDENCE, RI - The field of wound care is taking note of a new line of whimsically-scented wound packing products pioneered by Quintac Hospital. ...
Ophtho’s Guide to Internal Medicine Abbreviations
Not long ago we asked our Medicine colleagues to help us learn about ophtho abbreviations, which we did. Time to reverse the roles: Gomerblog...
Doing His Part: Urologist Unveils Telehealth Prostate Exams
With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to overwhelm healthcare systems, physicians have had to get creative in the ways that they care for patients. Recently,...
Tips: How to Defuse the Angry Patient (or at the Very Least, Make Things...
Handling the angry patient (or family member) is a very delicate situation, so we should all be grateful that we were never educated on...
Resident Wins Extra Shift for Violating Duty Hours
Tampa, FL - Calling the eighty hour work week “non-negotiable”, local Program Director Tom Keen was not pleased to learn that one of his...
The Difference Between RICE & Rice
Today, we distinguish between another two often-confused entities: RICE and rice.
RICE is an acronym that stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. RICE is...
General Surgery Intern Contaminates Sterile Field with Tears
SAN DIEGO, CA - In what is believed to be a first-time occurrence, general surgery intern Crabby Boots cried during an open hernia repair...