Cutting for Stone
One of the most common surgeries in the pre-anesthetic era involved removal of bladder stones. Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, in her excellent blog, The Chirurge0ns Apprentice, provides a particularly gripping account of this procedure.
The History, Practice and Future of Medicine
One of the most common surgeries in the pre-anesthetic era involved removal of bladder stones. Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, in her excellent blog, The Chirurge0ns Apprentice, provides a particularly gripping account of this procedure.
Probably all of us want to be heard and understood by those around us. A challenge in medicine is to overcome our biases and approach patients who may be very different from you, both in terms of their background, their
In 2017, the US spent $3.5 trillion or about 20% of GDP on health care. These charts from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services explain there that money came from and how it was spent. Pie chart showing the
There has been a tremendous consolidation of health care systems in the U.S. over the past decade. This article reviews evidence that this consolidation is driving down the quality of care and describes some ways in which healthcare providers can
For those of you who have a strong aversion to getting shots, scientists are working on solutions. A new device, Soma, that is ingested like a pill and then attaches itself to the wall of your stomach to inject medicines
According to a report from the PEW Charitable Trusts, spending on pharmaceuticals consumes somewhere between 10 and 17% of every healthcare dollar in the US. Have you ever wondered why drugs cost so much? This excellent article from the New
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