The death toll of this year’s Ebola epidemic, the worst in history, has crossed the 4000 mark. Cases are expected to double every three to four weeks in the West African countries most affected. Despite the increased global response to the problem in the wake of two American medics acquiring the infection back in August, […]
Everybody is Talking about Ebola these Days
There are several infections that I am naturally scared of. One of these is Ebola virus disease (Ebola hemorrhagic fever) caused by one of several strains of an Ebola virus. It isn’t the only virus capable of causing a hemorrhagic fever however. Lassa fever, Marburg virus fever, yellow fever, which used to cause epidemics in […]
Dark Clouds A Lifting
I rarely discuss finances but have been disturbed by the many stories of student loan debt in recent years. Most people realize that a medical education comes with great financial undertaking and indebtedness though I doubt most understand the delayed gratification required. After all, doctors are inherently rich! Are Student Loans Good Debt? I realize that […]
Medical Residents and Death Certificates
A recent study has put the process of filling out a death certificate in the spotlight. Barbara Wexelman, MD and coauthors published an article a couple of weeks ago in the CDC’s Preventing Chronic Disease which showed that about 50% to 60% of medical residents from more than half of residency programs in New York […]
Fungal Meningitis Linked to Epidural Steroid Shots in the News
137 cases, 12 deaths, 10 states and still counting… You don’t have to be an infectious disease expert to be aware of this very alarming outbreak. Public health personnel and infectious disease physicians have been hard at work and have narrowed the source of this multi-state infection to a likely contamination event occurring at New […]
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