Differences in Ethics of UK vs. US Physicians

 A new report has come out from Medscape comparing marked ethical differences between United Kingdom physicians and US physicians.  The study surveyed over 25,000 US and UK  doctors on their beliefs about futile care, patient confidentiality, full disclosure to patients, and even informing patients about bad doctors.  It was surprising to me that doctors who are trained so similarly, have

Hearing Impaired Tattoo

I love the creativity here.  This young lady has bilateral hearing impairment.  Great tattoo!!

Subdural Hematoma-One Patient's Experience

This email came from one of my patients  this morning.



I read your blog about technology helping you and wanted to share this story with you.   

 My husband has had ongoing migraines for weeks that never really
stopped. Meds at home were not working to control the pain. He was
suffering and his docs recommended a trip to the ER for stronger meds to
stop the headache.

Friday night

Technology and Medicine

I love technology that lets me be a connected doctor and saves my patients time and money.  I got an email from Justin last weekend because his foot was painful and swollen and it included the following photo:




Wow. this was obviously a serious infection that was spreading beyond the big toe to the entire foot.  He needed immediate attention and was sent to the ER.  He was given pain

Americans are Trying to Lose Weight

More than half of Americans (55%) say they are trying to lose weight according to a study by The International Food Information Council Foundation.  From 1960 to 1980 the obesity rate remained stable at about 15%.  Since that time it has risen to 36% in 2010 and is still on the rise.  Despite the fact that we are getting healthier in many other ways, the obesity epidemic stands to wipe out