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Study suggests uninsured children 60% more likely to die regardless of medical condition.

Published on 2009-10-30 07:55:00

Study suggests uninsured children 60% more likely to die regardless of medical condition. The Los Angeles Times (10/30, Roan) "Booster Shots" blog reports, "An analysis of 23 million hospital records from 37 states shows that a lack of health insura > read more

Inoculation Misinformation | FactCheck.org

Published on 2009-10-22 17:17:00

Here is a little recap that addresses certain "chain" e-mails spreading bad information about the flu vaccine. If there is one thing that we do not have a lack of in our modern age, it is access to information. If something seems weird, check it out, > read more

Surgical Masks or N95 Respirators for the Flu? - Infectious Diseases

Published on 2009-10-21 19:38:00

Participants were 446 nurses who provided care to patients with febrile respiratory illness while working in emergency departments or inpatient medical or pediatric units. Follow-up (including twice-weekly assessment for signs and symptoms of influen > read more

Retrovirus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - True, true and unrelated?

Published on 2009-10-11 20:55:00

Interesting new information about a novel virus that may be involved in the pathology/etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)[From Retrovirus Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Could Aid in Diagnosis: Scientific American]After analyzing biologica > read more

Graduation

Published on 2008-03-29 21:31:00

Well. I haven't had much of a chance to pop in here. Third and Fourth years of medical school are not the easiest on your time. I have matched, and I will be headed off to do my residency in internal medicine. Now what? scutmonkey.blogspot.com? oncal > read more

BREITBART.COM - 3 Arrested in New Orleans Hospital Deaths

Published on 2006-07-18 12:59:00

BREITBART.COM - 3 Arrested in New Orleans Hospital Deaths: A doctor and two nurses were arrested overnight in connection with the deaths of patients at a New Orleans hospital in the days following Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana attorney general's > read more

About licensing exam...

Published on 2006-07-14 10:20:00

Apparently I am better than the average medical student... who would have guessed it? Technorati Tags: fun, humor, medical education > read more

YATDNCAA (Yet another thimersol does not cause autism article)

Published on 2006-07-14 10:18:00

Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Prevalence and Links With Immunizations Third, our findings clearly failed to detect any relationship between thimerosal exposure and rates of PDDs. These findings concur with those from > read more

32 mutations...

Published on 2006-07-13 12:46:00

Source:Multiple mutations in Indonesian bird flu strain According to analysis of the Indonesian H5N1 strain that was responsible for the apparent person-to-person deaths. The team noted that most of the mutations was unclear, > read more

All is quiet on the western front....

Published on 2006-06-29 21:48:00

Exams have passed and I am still alive. I will be spending the next several months in various hospitals throughout the greater Houston-Metropolitan area. I hope not to see you. :) Hoperfully I will be able to post some “from the trenches” > read more