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.

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.

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?

Michael Jackson’s Doctor Sues to Get Texas License Back

October 3, 2012 in Medicine

His medical license was suspended upon his initial conviction.

ER Mythology in Health Care Reform

October 1, 2012 in Health Care "Reform", Health Policy

Claiming that the ER is the solution to or the reflection of the crisis of the uninsured in this country will get you further into the realm of mythology than reality.

Did Sleep Apnea Save This Country?

September 25, 2012 in Medicine, Misc

A common affliction may have saved us from another Texan in the White House.