New Years Resolutions for Doctors and Patients

Below is an updated re-post of a blog from a few years ago.  I liked it then and I like it now.


#1 Doctor: Resolve to let patient speak without interruption and describe their symptoms.
Patient: Resolve to focus on the problem I am seeing the doctor about and not come with a list of 10 complaints for a 15 minute visit.

#2 Doctor: Resolve to keep a pleasant tone of voice when

Top 10 Articles Read by Doctors

Now that the end of the decade is near, we are hearing and reading about "the top this and that" from music to fashion to political downfalls.  Medscape has their own top 10 articles that were read by physicians on their site.  I find it interesting to see what my colleagues plug in to when they are not seeing patients.  The only surprise to me was the Brain Tumor "risk" because I thought that

Chewable Contraceptive

Just in the nick of time before this decade ends, the FDA has approved the first low-dose chewable birth control contraceptive. 

The daily chew will be marketed by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   Fred Wilkinson, executive vice president of Global Brands said "We believe this product is an important addition to the oral contraceptive category, and that its characteristics will make it a desirable

Henrietta Lacks and Her Immortal Cells

If you like science, true history and an engaging story, pick up the new book by journalist Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and prepare for a great read.  I knew nothing about the young black woman whose cells were taken back in 1951 by a scientist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and how those cells have revolutionized modern cell biology and research.

The HeLa (named after

Answer to Gory Medical Challenge.

(Scroll down to see the challenge)

The Answer to the gory image from NEJM is #2, Ischemic gangrene.

This patient had a 4 month history of progressive gangrene.  Untreated diabetes can lead to lack of blood flow to extremities which causes the tissue to die.  This foot will require amputation.  Readers of EverythingHealth are smart and many of you got the answer.

Audio of a Doctor in the Making

This 5 year old has all the makings of a good physician.  Calm, reassuring, caring, and interested in dressing well.

Last Gory Medical Challenge Before Christmas

If the New England Journal of Medicine can do it right before Christmas, so can EverythingHealth.  This shocking pic represents what diagnosis?
1.  Ichthyosis
2.  Ischemic gangrene
3. Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
4. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
5. Pyoderma gangrenosum

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