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Are you worried about catching the horrifying MRSA super-bug when you go see the doctor? I’m embarrassed, as a physician, to say that there are legitimate reasons to be worried. Doctors actually do a bad job of washing their hands, with observed rates of hand-washing in the ICU as low as 28% […] The one sure fact about the news of Dr. Dondra West’s death, even from a distance, is the tragic loss to the world of a wonderful person. I extend my heartfelt condolences to those who knew and loved her. While the media speculates about the circumstances of her death, I’d rather, instead, focus on a […] [UPDATE – Angry? Frustrated? Read the Doc Gurley post https://docgurley.com/2008/05/30/im-not-going-to-suck-it-up/ for information on how you can make a difference. ] Are you inhaling a low-flow toilet? Have you been Blackwatered by the FDA? If the answer to both those questions is no, well, prepare yourself—you will be soon. For […] Have you ever joined a group of people and then been appalled by them? What I mean is a love-hate kind of thing, kind of like the way some people feel about their relatives. Maybe you (like some of us) grew up in the kind of family where silent, protracted struggles are […] “Wow, it sure is quiet today.” No phrase is more likely to strike terror in the heart of a physician than that innocent comment, made by a patient, a nurse, or, even worse, another physician. Saying a shift is “quiet” is believed by many in health care to be the surest way to […] Let’s taken it as a given that doctors are superstitious (don’t believe me? read Superstitious Doctors, Part I–then try this: ask your doctor if she has a white cloud or a black cloud and see what happens). Well, first, the questions has to be asked–is there any basis in fact to these weird superstitious […] |
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