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Scorecard: Case 1 – dead adult due to failure to intubate when in respiratory distress, causing anoxia and brain death; allegations of EHR alteration case delayed six months due to newspaper publicity.Case 2- adult renal failure patient infected with hepatitis C from transplant; lawsuit just filed.Case 3 – dead baby; hospital filed a Motion to [...]

“The problem with being on call every other night is that you miss half the cases!” Excessive resident fatigue was just par for training in the old days of Medicine before duty hours came into effect, thanks to the ACGME. In 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) provided more restrictive duty-hour recommendations. Key leaders in [...]

Kristal Gartner, RN at Grant Medical Center sat next to me at lunch in Columbus and talked about morel mushroom hunting with her husband. You see them here in the wild and on the family picnic table.

Here’s the latest video from the Jubilee Project. As always, when you view it, a donation will be made to a charity, in this case Becky′s Fund. If you cannot see the video, click here.

The CDC has a page on their website discussing their new investigation into Morgellon′s Disease. There is also a Q&A at the bottom of the page. The suffering that many people associate with this condition is best addressed by a careful, objective scientific analysis. Considering the complexity of this condition, we believe that a measured [...]