A paper [full text here] from The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine says that "acupuncture may be a feasible and effect... [...]
The long-awaited Finnish randomized controlled trial of antibiotics vs. surgery for appendicitis was just published in JAMA. Depending on yo... [...]
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A study from Finland suggesting that antibiotics may be a viable alternative to surgery for acute appendicitis has created a stir. As you mi... [...]
The following is based on an actual case that occurred a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. A 65-year-old man arrived in the emergency... [...]
A paper published last year in Psychological Science suggests that taking notes in longhand is the better choice. The authors, from Princeto... [...]
As many of you know, I have not been a fan of live tweeting conferences. I blogged about the issue last year (here and here) and received a ... [...]
Maybe youve heard that there is a growing debate about whether antibiotics are as good or better than surgery for treating appendicitis. So ... [...]
Ive got nothing against ProPublica. If a valid way to rate surgeons is ever discovered, I would support it completely. However, ProPublicas ... [...]
From the current issue of Sports Illustrated: So why do I care about this? Four years ago, I said the same thing in a blog post called ... [...]
The other day on Twitter, Kenny Goldberg (@kghealth), a health reporter at KPBS News in San Diego, asked me, "Why all the stories on an... [...]
Staying with the current theme of appendicitis on my blog, here is a summary of recent developments. A JAMA Surgery Viewpoint suggested that... [...]
