The American College of Cardiology (ACC) recently issued guidelines for when a patient can be safely discharged home on the same day of a percutaneous
“Active surveillance” for prostate cancer has become more common in recent years. A typical prostate cancer patient might follow this procedure if the cancer isn’t causing
When a medical malpractice case is resolved and the client receives a list of the costs that need to be reimbursed from the client’s share
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
Although expected since the summer, now it is official: Seattle-based Virginia Mason is folded into CommonSpirit Health, a massive national health care system which includes
For many years, a basic assumption has been that very long shifts for emergency room doctors (sometimes as long as 24 hours) result in lowered
Capitalism has many benefits. Some might argue that the singular focus of profits might be misplaced in the field of health care. But, until we
A recent op-ed in an internet medical journal highlighted what everyone already knows: “practice makes perfect.” The author pointed out that, in a particular Canadian surgery center
