December 2009
47 posts
Atul Gawande discusses Van Halen’s no-brown-M&Ms rule. And it WORKS. (That’s my endorsement for The Checklist Manifesto.)
Historic scientific books now available on the Web http://ping.fm/9MXiv
Story Specialists: Doctors Who Write (from NPR) http://ping.fm/2vKC2
Google Maps was right: the bus arrived at exactly 12:05 AM. Impressive.
How to achieve ‘planned patienthood’ http://bit.ly/1jwu6c (via @cnn)
“Here is my log of major interruptions of sleep over a 12 hour period during yesterday’s stay in the hospital.” http://ping.fm/3dGI2
RT @pyknosis: http://bestc.am/Vaq One of our patients keeps this next to his hospital bed.
Docs: Anyone have experience with the OmniMD EMR? Thanks.
Game Brain (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in the NFL) http://ping.fm/PvgW0
A Colorado woman becomes a medical wonder after surviving a case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. http://ping.fm/DCQCA
RT @PhilBaumann: Why Do Doctors… - http://bit.ly/6CnR1H
“Manhattan’s greatest slope is in Central Park at Pilgrim Hill. Enter the park at...”
– Sledding | Your Complete Guide to Central Park
Things I Learned in Medical Training That Have Influenced Me in My Non-Medical Life. (via @intueri) http://ping.fm/mcdlq
Live on TV: An Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Fires http://ping.fm/g1XMM
In praise of the physical examination — Verghese and Horwitz, BMJ http://instapaper.com/zQl6nsnd
“The chain reaction turned into a 13-way kidney transplant, during six marathon days of surgery…” http://ping.fm/FgqSO
RT @intueri: Compliment of the day: “You’re the most sane psychiatrist I ever met.”
“So the new Google Phone identifies itself as “Nexus One” in its user agent...”
– Daring Fireball: ‘The Tortoise Lays on Its Back, Its Belly Baking in the Hot Sun, Beating Its Legs Trying to Turn Itself Over, but It Can’t, Not Without Your Help. But You’re Not Helping. Why Is That?’
Google demonstrates quantum computer image search. http://ping.fm/yNXQ8
RT @warrenellis: project for next year: rig a dialysis machine to a Tassimo machine with a stack loader and replace my blood with espresso
20 People Who Make Healthcare Better http://ping.fm/xesT6
My 1st and last appearance in the NYT Sports section: our paper on kidney disease in bodybuilders. (Watch the video!) http://ping.fm/yx3XA
RT @NuclearFire: Google Ad http://post.ly/EWCQ
Medical iPhone Apps in Fast Company (brief quote by me). http://ping.fm/JcaCj
RT @CDCemergency: Avoid Salmonella infection from water frogs. Wash hands with soap and water after contact. http://is.gd/5g88m
Dragon Naturally Speaking Dictation on the iPhone. For free. (Wow.) http://bit.ly/7pKLxD
RT @Ihnatko: New on Ihnatko.com: Dragon Dictation comes to iPhone but it censors what you want to write. http://bit.ly/4Ue8AP (possibly …
RT @blogborygmi: Rabies in Central Park! Don’t feed the raccoons: http://bit.ly/5M0v3R
RT @FutureDocs: Atul Gawande compares healthcare to farming to curb costs in New Yorker “Testing Testing” http://bit.ly/5JBvLf #hcr
Google Now Personalizes Everyone’s Search Results. http://ping.fm/OA1qO
louisgray.com: FTC Disclosures Made Simple For Bloggers With Conflicts http://ping.fm/WWiOC
Google DNS and the 1/2 second delay. http://instapaper.com/zO7bhi9A
NYTimes: A 20-Something Makes a Mint (and Sells It to Intuit) http://ping.fm/Yyrlp
RT @pearpress: dissection underway of famous H.M. brain. watch live at http://bit.ly/6wb8VB. NYT story at http://bit.ly/4Nhh7Z
RT @kidney_boy: PBFluids► Fellow talk on sodium: I was scheduled to give a talk on disorders of sodium and water to the fellows y… htt …
Dr. Rob’s 6 Rules for Doctors. http://ping.fm/zilxv
Running a hospital: A grand show by E-patient Dave and Danny http://instapaper.com/zZnnag9V
“Oh no, oh no, oh no,” the man said, “don’t cry, doc!” — @intueri / Maria, who is amazing. http://ping.fm/uMnm9
Today I advised my patient he was doing great medically but selling his dating webservice to East European spammers was unethical.
RT @blogborygmi: Surprised this dosnt happen more often. Engine’s always running! RT @epmonthly NY patient accused of stealing ambulance …
The Emotional Epidemiology of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination (from the NEJM).
http://ping.fm/40Xxf