The 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa – the most extensive and deadly since the disease was first described in 1976 – has been making headlines around the world. …
I admire many of the creative efforts used by our intelligence agencies to keep America safe. Spycraft itself is a wonderfully fascinating area, both in reality and…
You didn’t know I helped restore sight to a blinded soldier? Read on… (Photo credit: Wikipedia) You didn’t know I helped restore sight to a blinded soldier?…
Robotic Heart Surgery Billboard (Photo credit: Marshall Astor – Food Fetishist) Robotic Heart Surgery Billboard (Photo credit: Marshall Astor – Food Fetishist)Barron’s recently profiled Intuitive Surgical, maker…
USA Today covered cosmetic surgery at medspas, and by non-plastic surgeons. This is a topic that has been covered before, and bears revisiting with the following points.As…
Cloning (Photo credit: borkweb) Cloning (Photo credit: borkweb)A warning-shot from Medicare has advised healthcare providers that “cloned” medical records notes will result in payment denials, and the…
The emergency department entrance at Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital. The emergency department entrance at Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)A recent case from Dayton,…
The tragic story of Rory Staunton received national attention, as well as scrutiny on physician-only discussion boards. To recap, this otherwise healthy 12 yr-old suffered a seemingly…
English: Facial Plastic Surgeon Amir Karam, MD harvesting fat fr English: Facial Plastic Surgeon Amir Karam, MD harvesting fat from patient’s abdomen for facial fat transfer procedure.…
A recent report discusses the apparent safety of combining abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) with hysterectomy. The abstract is available on page 30 of the PDF here.The authors retrospectively…
