Recently, I read a tale in the Washington Post titled “The surgeon said he could fix the injured arm. He had an odd definition of ‘fix’” in which the author described his harrowing 8 year surgical complications odyssey to repair a left distal radial fracture and elbow dislocation acquired when he fell off a ladder […]
Superbug Sweeps through US media
The news waves are overflowing with reports that “the new superbug” which originated in India has reached the US shores and is “gaining ground”. Here and here. I don’t mean to downplay anything but I’m just a tad annoyed. So let me count the reasons why: First, it was bound to happen. Microbes are smarter than we […]
Plight of Rural Medicine – Dating Woes!
An article in the Washington Post caught my eye today. It features a young family practice physician who is frustrated with providing medical care in rural Virginia. She grew up in the Washington DC suburbs and went to top-class schools where she excelled. Now she lives in Charlottesville, VA and commutes 46 miles round trip […]
Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza A)
Tune in to any media channel and you will be bombarded by news of a new and deadly influenza virus. When this started about a week ago, I was underwhelmed. I’m less underwhelmed now as I do believe this is something newsworthy, I’m just not alarmed or frightened as I know what flu truly is. […]
Wash Your Hands Before You Pick Your Nose!
Wash your hands before you pick your nose! Those were the parting words from our microbiology lab director. I started fellowship in the Microbiology lab. 3 weeks of bliss compared to what was to come. The goals were to learn the fundamentals of clinical microbiology, to become better consultants by being able to actually interpret […]