We all know that physicians work hard. They grind their way through medical school, then sacrifice much of their twenties or thirties in residency before
Given the choice, many of us would rather be seen by a doctor with personality than one who is cold and business-like. This bedside manner
We all no doubt have some basic awareness of the role of an emergency room. But what do we know about a “trauma center?” The
Anchoring bias is a well known cognitive bias in medicine. The term refers to overemphasizing early-acquired information. One example which occurs in medicine that looks
A report by the group Public Citizen shed some light on state medical licensing boards across the country. The report examined the extent to which
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Not every hospital has the capacity to keep a neurologist on call to treat stroke patients. Many regional hospitals only keep one or two doctors
A transient ischemic attack (called a TIA) can lead to increased risk of future strokes. A TIA is sometimes called a “mini-stroke,” and often is transient
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are catastrophic, resulting in millions of sick people, hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S., and an economy
For the past ten plus years there has been controversy in medicine about whether tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) was effective in treating acute ischemic stroke