Tag: Doctor

Iam a retired MD. I can remember only a rare instance where a patient had to wait over an hour to see me. There are few, if any, good reasons why this should happen. Let me explain. I started a solo cardiology practice in 1982. When I retired in 2015, my solo practice had grown into a 12 person grou...

Until you begin to catalog their similarities, it can be easy to underestimate just how much alike these masked Marvel despots are. Since their respective debuts in the early 1960s, they’ve long been among Marvel’s earliest and most prolific time travelers. Each has extensively travel...

Something we get asked all the time by our customers is how to find an English speaking doctor. Out of all the difficulties of moving to a new country, this really seems to be one of the biggest obstacles for people relocating to Germany. In any case, here are 3 ways to find an English speaking doct...

Doctor Who: Lost in Time is an official, idle game from Eastside Games and Bigfoot Gaming, using licensed characters from the BBC TV series Doctor Who. It had an initial release in June 2022 and a full release in March 2023. I played from March 2023 until December 2023. Aside from occ...

I have been a Doctor Who fan since it was brought back in its modern season in 2005. Though I didn’t truly become a fan until David Tennant became 10, there were always a few things that made me feel disconnected to any companion. Theoretically, the companion is the bridge between The Doctor a...

Some years ago, my spouse, our baby, and I were traveling internationally to visit family. The journey was long, tiring, and overnight. As we flew over the Atlantic Ocean, the cabin lights dimmed and we settled into our seats, hoping for some sleep. A few hours later, our rest was interrupted by an ...

Iam not a regular viewer of this show on ABC about an autistic physician, but recently I got around to watching my first episode. I really liked it and can see why it’s still going strong, now in its fifth season. My son is autistic but this was not the reason why I finally wanted to w...

The day after my physical, I missed several calls from the doctor’s office. When I checked my phone, there was a message to call the clinic immediately. This happens every time I have blood work done. Doctors are alarmed at my unnaturally high cholesterol levels and want to see me as soon...

When I got started on this about ten years ago, we were learning a lot about how best to message providers about their patients. My team had developed a simple alert for acute kidney injury. We knew providers often missed the diagnosis — so maybe letting them know would improve patient outcome...

Just in case you’re wondering, I’m a retired ER Doc with decades in the trenches and a head full of joyous stories straight from the gates of Emergency Department Hell. Here’s one of those stories. One day, Bob the Surgeon decided to play “bash in my head” with hi...

Junior Doctors in Australia, similar to the UK, generally work under the public health system and thus are public servants. The starting salaries depend on the state in which the doctor is employed. I’m employed in the most populous state in Australia (New South Wales) which tends to pay sligh...

nAmerican’s odds of dying from an opioid overdose are now greater than his or her odds of dying in a car accident — and far greater than dying from a gun-related injury. That’s according to a 2019 report from the National Safety Council (NSC), a nonprofit that tracks rate...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed suit against a Maryland doctor who allegedly illegally distributed opioids to patients. In an April 12 statement, the DOJ attorneys involved describe over a dozen criminal counts that the Maryland doctor has been charged with. According to the DOJ, D...

Often time we confuse a herbalist and a native doctor to be one. We often use them interchangeably without us knowing. Herbalism is part of science that deals with the use of the herb in modern medicine. However, many individuals often tag this as spiritualism in Africa. In a way, they could be r...