Immunity and Vaccinations

I have it on good authority that when the family of Og, the caveman, came down with pertussis and he did not, he ...

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Inherent Hazards of Being an Anesthesiologist

The recent diagnoses of pancreatic cancer in three of my anesthesia colleagues have both saddened me and piqued my ...

MARCH 13, 2023

Feedback Overdose

What happened to just speaking up if we have an issue that needs corrective action, or saying “thank you for ...

AUGUST 17, 2022

Health Information Transparency: How Fast Is Too Fast?

Most of us are familiar with the idiom “Bad news travels fast.” These days, however, all news travels ...

JULY 27, 2022

Maybe It’s Cheaper to Pay Your Doctor

Our healthcare system is a disaster and getting worse by the day. No one seems to be satisfied, patients complain ...

MAY 9, 2022

Science for the Real World

In December 2003, Gordon Smith and Jill Pell published an article in BMJ titled “Parachute Use to Prevent ...

DECEMBER 3, 2021

My Worst Surgical Error

As surgeons, we love to be busy in the OR. We tend to compete on our volume of cases and boast about the number of ...

NOVEMBER 20, 2020