There’s coming to work sick, and then there’s coming to work with a kidney stone. I was reminiscing earlier today about that time when I won a major gymnastic championship while I was suffering from a kidney stone, and — oh WAIT THAT WASN’T ME IT WAS SIMONE BILES, Olympic gymnast. Did you hear about […]

“Get me an ECG, Chest X-ray, (6 other unrelated things), and 2mg Epinephrine STAT”   …is a phrase I have never said, unlike nearly every physician on every medical show that I’ve ever watched. Anyone who randomly barks out an extensive list of orders like that is probably either: Not a real doctor but might […]

Pretty much every writer and every news station does the usual bit on Halloween safety, right? Like: check your candy for damaged wrappers, bring a flashlight to be visible in the dark, and don’t eat too much of the sugary candy all at once. Ok, great. Done and dusted. But in fact we are not […]