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 This is the next in the series of first person posts about my medical relief work in Haiti. Day six: Because of a Haitian government directive, we now have to abandon our plans to continue to provide care in the massive sheet cities. From now on, we’ll work in a hospital, instead, [...]  SO what do I know about this issue? As the physician and City public health administrator tasked with the initial implementation of Proposition 215 (legalizing medical marijuana) – I learned a lot. On the data side, I compiled every bit of published research about marijuana (positive and negative) from the previous thirty years, researching [...]  We met cute. Classic Hollywood. America caught a glimpse of healthcare reform about a year ago – but only in passing, a little flirtatious hair-toss. Couldn’t really see anything, veiled and shadowy, but God did she look great. The bling-sparkle smile, the whole package, man, some people stampeded without another thought. There she was, [...]  Thanks for the RT love: @nursingpins, @zennie62 # Thanks for the RT love: @nursingpins, @zennie62 # Thanks for the RT love: @nursingpins, @zennie62 # I love to collect weird,wacky & wonderful medical terms. Latest = "collarettes of scale" (a type of rash). Share yours #weirdmedicalphrases # Alice In Wonderland health steampunk trivia: Mad Hatter was a common term – steamed mercury used to embed fur in felt; mad = mercury poison # Woohoo! Congrats: RT @chemo_babe: Made the list at Loop! Apparently, they think I'm funny. Who knew?… http://bit.ly/9TGgpp # Craig Newmark's (of Craig's List) "Best. Graph. Ever." It's [...]  Prescription drug abuse has exploded in the last few years. Rush Limbaugh is perhaps the most famous person to become addicted to them, and commit crimes to obtain them. Corey Haim may (or may not) be the latest in a too-frequent series of celebrities-who-died-too-young from drugs that were obtained from a dealer with an [...] Arch of Intern Med says Obama gets too many med tests. But did he get the best, cheapest one: What's the Presidential vitamin D level? # Good news RT @PattiDudek: Seclusion & Restraints Bill Passes House of Representatives http://bit.ly/cPL7s9 # New article! Tips to Avoid a Daylight Saving Death. Studies show def. mort. [...] |
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