How Doctors Could Use Google Glass
May 13, 2013 in Medicine
Wearable information and data entry devices could find their way into the exam room in much the same way that the Segway found it’s way into Mall security.
Rat Lungworm and Meningitis
April 28, 2013 in Medicine
The most horrific parasitic disease you have never heard of. But the wost it will usually do is to ruin your vacation in paradise and make you be extra careful to wash your vegetables.
The Right’s “Cronkite Moment” Over Gay Marriage?
March 27, 2013 in Medicine
Bill O’Reilly’s comments on gay marriage may be the beginning of the end for right wing opposition.
What Nobody Asks About Prophecy
December 21, 2012 in Misc
If people can predict the future, why is it that we never wonder how exactly they do it?
Predicting the Next Republican Presidential Candidate
November 12, 2012 in Misc
For hints as to who the GOP candidate will be in 2016 just look to how conservatives have attacked past Democratic candidates.
Time to Get Rid of Medical Licensing at the State Level
October 15, 2012 in Health Policy
Why is this process still not standardized and universally accepted?
IPhone Otoscope
October 11, 2012 in Medicine
Remote diagnosis and monitoring of your child’s ear infection.
Limiting a Doctor’s Duty to Protect Third Parties
October 10, 2012 in Medical Legal
A key state court ruling dispels the claim that doctors have more of a duty to others than to their patients when it comes to warning them about the possible consequences of their medical condition.
Unnecessary Spinal Injections?
October 8, 2012 in Health Policy, Medicine
The way we treat and reimburse the treatment of chronic back pain in this country is deficient and dysfunctional.
Why Health Care is Not Like a Cell Phone
October 5, 2012 in Health Policy
When is a cell phone not a coronary artery bypass graft?
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