Weekly Articles
NEJM: For-Profit Medical Schools — Concerns about Quality and Oversight
The nonprofit-governance requirement for medical schools was a core component of U.S. medical care’s transformation. ...
Why Are Traffic Fatalities Going Up in The US and Nowhere Else?
That assessment has become increasingly true. The U.S. has diverged over the past decade from ...
Normally, I’d Say Don’t ask the Chamber of Commerce or Forbes About Your Consumer Rights
But based on the states I'm familiar with, these numbers appear okay. What's missing is ...
Transcendent Ramblin’
Work takes me all over. I've had the privilege to travel all around this great ...
Handoff Miscommunications Cause Serious Medical Malpractice Injury
Here's a link to the story on the Journal of Hospital Medicine Story: Study: I-PASS ...
Jury awards $28.6 million to man who lost legs when hit by Amtrak train
Many times, there are multiple causes and responsible parties to a terrible accident. Trial lawyers ...
Something In Our Bloodstream
Ten years ago, 12-year-old Rory Staunton dove for a ball in gym class and scraped ...
“I Swear, It Sounded Like A Train”
The clouds started forming five o'clock p.m. The funnel clouds touched down five miles north ...
I’m A Ram
Bart and I were sitting around an early morning campfire waiting for the day lineup ...
Heavy Horses
Watching the pomp and circumstance surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's funeral provoked conflicting emotions. On the ...
Daily Articles
Medical Record Keeping Error
Transparency and patient safety are a problem in health care around the globe - not ...
Man sues West Virginia hospital after they incorrectly told him they removed his appendix.
Here's the link. Man sues West Virginia hospital after they incorrectly told him they removed ...
I’ve written here about the pandemic delays in the court system that delay justice. Well, things are starting to change according to Kaiser.
I've written here about the pandemic delays caused in the court system that delay justice. ...
Today’s Quote
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. Sylvia Plath
Today’s Word
Prolepsis The anticipation and answering of possible objections in rhetorical speech.
How Hospice Became A Racket.
There are many ways modern society degrades our right to a dignified death. This is ...
When Public Clinics Make Medical Mistakes …
The challenge of litigating your claim against a Federally managed clinic is real. Immunities can ...
Today’s Word
Apposite Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something.
Word of the Day
Instauration The act of restoring or renewing something.
The Sun Sentinel Tries – and fails – To Capture The Challenges of a Medical Malpractice Claim
As usual, the story is more accurate than the headline. Did your doctor make a ...