Current Affairs
Dr. Ed Uthman is a practicing pathologist who recently posted this video on YouTube. Regardless of where you are on the debate of healthcare reform I think Ed sums up succintly some widely perceived misconceptions regarding several...
The Washington Post (8/17, Vogel) reports that the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, slated to be closed as part of the 2011 shutdown of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, has taken public issue with a private...
The Washington Post (7/28, Caputo) reports that as Americans increasingly turn to the Internet for healthcare information, "many end up at Wikipedia. 'More and more people are using the Web to get their health information to augment...
With the renewed discussions and proposed legislation about "healthcare reform" the topics of reimbursement, cost, tort reform (not really), insurance and physician income are all issues. The healthcare debate rages on. Most...
Perhaps another case making the case for need for second opinions in pathology either internal or external prior to major surgical procedures or medical therapy. Have seen this story on a number of sites and with 2.0 technologies others...
My best friend is a doctor and she hates the Internet, or to be more accurate, she hates the fact that people believe everything they read on it. She has patients who contradict her opinion and diagnosis and question her methods of treatment....
