Spare Us the Cutter

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When I was a fourth-year med student, one of my favorite things was to wake up on an noncall Sunday, read the newspaper(s) and blogs, and fi...

Different Strokes for Different Folks

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The latest Medscape Roundtable, featuring Robert Centor, Graham Walker, Theresa Polick and me writing about the 'VIP' treatment, has...

The Stroke's The Word

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In May, when the new ASA stroke guidelines came out, this table's title caught my eye. Now I'm copyediting a piece on stroke manag...

He Helps You To Understand

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Lifehacker.com recently linked to a WikiHow post , about maximizing the efficiency of a patient's time with his or her doctor. The arti...

That's What Makes Our Town the Best

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Yet another boost to New Yorkers' sense of superiority: Americans have gained an extraordinary 33 years in average life span over the p...

The Deranged Millionaire

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A fellow resident physician in the NYC area was updating me about his jury duty stint. I mentioned that John Hodgman (who is an author , wri...

May Be Unsuitable

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It's almost July 1 -- a natural point for medical folk to take stock of things. The senior residents are working their final shifts with...

Free for all

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Michael Moore's new documentary on the shortcomings of American healthcare, Sicko , has been pirated and is available on various P2P tor...

Could Have Lied

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I was ready to come back from a conference in Chicago and write about the rosy state of medical blogging. I'd describe how my presentati...

The Waiting is the Hardest Part

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Recent events, a new Gap commercial, plus the discovery of a British pop band -- it's got me thinking. Just like Seinfeld had an entire ...

Survival of the Sickest

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There was a Daily Show episode last month, where Jon Stewart interviewed Dr. Sharon Moalem about his new book, "Survival of the Sickes...

Sitting in a Tin Can

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Pushing tPA feels a lot like coordinating a space shuttle launch. There's such a long checklist to work through before this powerful clo...

Where Everybody Knows Your Broth

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In the past few months I've eaten at some unique places: a restaurant that only serves macaroni and cheese ( S'Mac ) a yogurt bar ( ...

If You Leave, I Won't Cry

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Have you ever really invested in writing a comment on someone's blog, then decided to double-dip and convert your text into a post on yo...

Master of the House

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Emergency Medicine programs have the most "off-service" rotations of any specialty, and emergency departments feature the most rot...

The Noise Made By People

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My first thought upon reading this New York Times piece was, "Thank goodness Dan didn't film me in Mr. Palumbo's study hall....

Completions and Connections Left from Last Year

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Ah, New Year's. Resolutions are being made, abstract deadlines are pending. The senior residents are interviewing for jobs, medical stud...