Who is Prescribing Sedatives to Celebrities?

February 20, 2012 in Medicine, Misc

are one or more physicans partly to blame for Whitney Houston’s death?

X-Prize’s Dumb Idea to Develop A Medical Tricorder Directed At Consumers

January 19, 2012 in Health Policy, Medicine, Misc

Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy couldn’t diagnose a dam thing without his medical tricorder!

The Poop On SOPA

January 18, 2012 in Misc

More dumb ideas brought to you by the US Congress

The National Debt Crisis: Don’t Panic! All is Well!

January 4, 2012 in Health Policy, Misc

Paul Krugman shows us how to stick our collective heads in the sand.

Routine Hospitalist Admit Orders

May 18, 2011 in Misc

How a super busy hospitalist can fully automate their admissions.

Who Says Being a Hypomanic Sensation Doesn’t Pay?

March 17, 2011 in Misc

The sudden career change that nobody . . . I mean, everybody saw coming.

The “Myth” Of Evolution

September 25, 2010 in Misc

Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell has a significant problem with definitions and abstract thought.

Why the Vuvuzela is So Anoying

June 14, 2010 in Misc

The source of that annoying insect-like buzz heard at world cup matches.

Of Arc Reactors, Palladium Toxicity, and “Lithium Dioxide”

June 1, 2010 in Medicine, Misc

Tony Stark developed palladium toxicity that could only be treated with lithium dioxide and the creation of a new element.

We Need How Many Nukes?

May 4, 2010 in Misc

How many nuclear weapons do we really need?