Bear Claws and Veterans Who Never Die
Every morning we awaited ravenously for the bear claws. The director of The VA would saunter by the residents room and refresh the cardboard box with various pastries, Danishes, and bear claws. Like zombies, our sleep deprived bodies would communally aggregate in the corner and devour our prey. Stacks and stacks of sugary pastries.The VA was located conveniently in the middle of a food desert. The neighborhood was so crime ridden that no delivery person would agree to drive up. There was no cafeteria. So we ate bear claws. Sometimes, during a thirty six hour shift, for breakfast, lunch, a...
Source: In My Humble Opinion - January 18, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jordan Grumet Source Type: blogs
State of the lab 4 – the one before the four year review
It has been 4 years since I started as a group leader at the EMBL-EBI (see past yearly reports –1,2 and3). This year the group composition has been mostly stable, with the exception of interns that have rotated through the group. We had Bruno Ariano (twitter) visiting us for 6 months working on a project to build an improved functional interaction network for Plasmodium. Matteo Martinis has joined the group for a few months and is working with David Ochoa on comparing in-vivoeffects of kinase inhibitors with their knownin-vitro kinase inhibition effects. Finally, Areeb Jawed has joined Cristina and Bede, for some mo...
Source: Evolution of Cellular Networks - January 13, 2017 Category: Cytology Tags: state of the lab Source Type: blogs
Youth-created PSA music video on perils of unprotected sex
The North Omaha Area Health (NOAH) Clinic interns created a music video PSA, Moment of Passion, about the “perils of unprotected sex” and the importance of STD screenings. All production, music, and acting were done by the interns. The end of the video has some specifics about the clinic but the rest may appeal to young adults around the country. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - January 12, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Children and Teens Health Information Literacy Public Health Source Type: blogs
Doctor, Please Explain …
Recently I have been thinking about communication.
In my short career so far, I have realized that there is often a huge chasm between what we (physicians) think we have explained and what patients understand.
As a general rule, I try to take the time needed to talk to patients and answer all their questions. Sometimes I think I do an adequate job. And patients have voice appreciation for it before. I have been thanked for actually taking the time to explain my thought process and my plan. But I’m sure there are other times when I my question-answering leaves something to be desired.
Unfortunately, time is a luxury. Som...
Source: JeffreyMD.com - January 6, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Dr. Jeff Tags: After Residency Other doctor patient questions physician Source Type: blogs
13 Year-Old Boy Permanently Disabled from Chicken Pox Vaccine Wins His Case in Vaccine Court
Conclusion
Doctors often assure parents that vaccines are safe, using phrases like “one in a million” and “rare” to describe adverse reactions. Yet, with sad stories like RD’s, thousands of adverse events reported to VAERS, and the creation of a special court for vaccine injuries, informed parents know those vaccine safety claims are simply not true.
If you have not already done so, please consider the overall safety of vaccinations. A federal program has awarded billions of dollars, through an arduous, emotionally painful process, to people whose family members have suffered injury or death at the legally protec...
Source: vactruth.com - December 30, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Missy Fluegge Tags: Case Reports on Vaccine Injury Human Missy Fluegge Patricia Finn transverse myelitis truth about vaccines United States Court of Federal Claims Vaccine Court VAERS Varicella vaccine Source Type: blogs
How administrators can earn the respect of the medical and nursing staff
Have you heard of Dr. Kildare? When I was a kid, he was the most popular doctor in the world. He was smart, courageous, and handsome, and every week he did something amazing at Blair General Hospital.
Thanks to my mother, I grew up hearing stories about a real-life Dr. Kildare. We’ll call him Dr. B, and he was a legend in my home state of North Carolina.
My mother was a nurse anesthetist in the Raleigh hospitals where the Duke medical students, interns, and surgery residents trained. She said everybody viewed B as “the most talented student ever to attend Duke Medical School, and on top of that, the nicest person you e...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/warren-holleman" rel="tag" > Warren Holleman, PhD < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital Source Type: blogs
What should we do with work hours?
The Atlantic has this article – No Doctor Should Work 30 Straight Hours Without Sleep
After retweeting this article with this text:
Very interesting article that provides much outrage but no data. Many trainees prefer the longer shifts.
Here is a tweet response – I hated 16’s. Much prefer 24’s. But l wouldn’t continue a surgical residency w/o the weekly hr cap.
I work in a program where interns work 14-16 at most, but residents on some services do 24s. On some services, they have built a schedule so that most residents get sleep most of the nights. On others they get no sleep.
My current...
Source: DB's Medical Rants - December 19, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: rcentor Tags: Medical Rants Source Type: blogs
Is it possible for the modern day doctor to be happy?
When I wrote the article, “My future as a physician looks mediocre at best,” I did not expect the traction that it received. When it received so many shares, I realized there is an important point for us to shed light on. So, I pose the simple question: Is it possible for the modern day doctor to be happy?
Now I don’t mean an overly dramatic happiness involving euphoria, constant hypomania, or ecstasy-like quality. (Although who wouldn’t want to feel amazing all the time?) Happiness in this article is defined as the idea of living and practicing in a way that enables one to live their desired quality of life, a...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/taylor-brana" rel="tag" > Taylor Brana < /a > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
December Supporter of the Month: Pam Whitehead
Our “Supporter of the Month” initiative was designed to recognize our donors, volunteers, and fundraisers and share their stories with our staff, interns, clients, and visitors. Pam is a cancer survivor and over the past 5 years, has served as a LIVESTRONG Leader. She works as an architect at her own firm and created her own foundation, Triumph Cancer Foundation.LS: How did you become involved with LIVESTRONG?Pam: I was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2000. I was 36, and at that time the cancer landscape was very different. I didn ’t know anyone my age who had cancer, or even anyone with uterine cancer. There was ve...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - December 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: LIVESTRONG Staff Source Type: blogs
How can doctors avoid burnout?
Medicine has become increasingly stressful for all levels of health care providers. Every year, nearly 400 physicians commit suicide, and in a study published in the Journal of Academic Medicine, researchers found that almost 10 percent of final year medical students and first-year residents (called interns) reported having suicidal thoughts. Previous studies from the National Institutes of Health found that physicians were twice as likely to kill themselves as non-physicians. The statistics are staggering— suicide accounts for 26% of deaths in physicians ages 25-39 as compared to 11% of deaths in individuals of the same...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/kevin-r-campbell" rel="tag" > Kevin R. Campbell, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
My experience as a patient has made me a better physician. Here ’s how.
The medical assistant swabbed my nose and my throat multiple times. Pricked my finger too. Then, the phlebotomist (or vampire?) drew bottles and bottles of my blood. Along with the physical discomfort, there was emotional discomfort too. What would the test results show? If they were all negative, would I be satisfied without having an answer?
Being a patient can be extremely vulnerable. Not only do you often divulge to a perfect stranger the details of your health, but also you make the choice to relinquish control and be comfortable with uncertainty. You put your trust in a physician to order the correct tests, and you a...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/farrell-tobolowsky" rel="tag" > Farrell Tobolowsky, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
In the Company of Death; In Consortium Mortis
By Mark Ligorski#1. BeginningsJust like in superhero movies, there is always a back story. This is mine.After graduating medical school in 1981, I went to work at St. Vincent ’s Medical Center on Staten Island for the next two years, the first spent in rotating through the different areas of medicine and surgery and then a year of Internal Medicine. 100 hour work weeks were typical, with on call shifts every 3rd or 4th night.People stayed in hospital for weeks at a time; there were still wards with four to six patients. Intensive and cardiac care units were still pretty new. TheKaren Ann Quinlan case ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - December 3, 2016 Category: Palliative Care Tags: advanced directives code status CPR ligorski respirator Source Type: blogs
Tips for a Successful Internship at LIVESTRONG
Mariah is a fall public relations and external affairs intern at the LIVESTRONG Foundation in Austin working with the public relations team and various other facets of the external affairs department. She will graduate in the spring with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Mass Communication from Texas State University.As a public relations undergrad, I have spent most of my college career interning with for-profit PR firms in and around Austin. As I patiently searched the web for open positions that fit my criteria for a fall internship this summer, I knew I wanted to find a position that would offer me a work e...
Source: LIVESTRONG Blog - November 21, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Guest Source Type: blogs
