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One of the hardest things about being homeless (and trying to work your way out of homelessness) is that you struggle with things Image by ClintJCL via Flickr that many of us take for granted every day – like a safe, reliable way to get your mail. Not many homeless people can pay for P.O. […] Amy Tenderich over at Diabetes Mine is hosting Grand Rounds on her birthday! Talk about going above and beyond the Image via Wikipedia call of duty! The theme, in honor of the glorious occasion, is birthdays and celebrations of all kinds. Feeling like wearing a cone multi-colored hat with a too-tight elastic chin-strap? Want to […] Many of you may remember the January Doc Gurley piece about a doctor in Colorado who prescribed Prozac over the Image via Wikipedia internet to a suicidal 19-year-old Stanford student without ever seeing, talking to, or examining him. The student later committed suicide and autopsy results showed Prozac and alcohol in his blood. Neither the […] Welcome to another Well Worth It – articles about proven, data-driven studies that you may not hear much about in Image by Yogi via Flickr the main-stream media (usually because of a lack of profit-driven PR). Be sure to forward the Well Worth It information along to anyone you think might benefit! If you’re […] Medical Question of the Day: What has been the biggest user complaint about female condoms (the only Image via Wikipedia woman-initiated barrier method for prevention of HIV/AIDS)? Answer: The original female condom is described as being “noisy during use.” And, frankly, who wants to be the Queen of Queef?* Which actually makes the squeaky sounds […] This week’s Grand Rounds of the healthcare blogosphere is hosted over at Pharmamotion. Finding this site was like Image via Wikipedia discovering a blooming violet under a nest of weeds (hey, can you tell what Doc Gurley has been obsessively doing this week?). Pharmamotion specializes in multi-media explanations of some of healthcare’s most confusing topics […] |
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