Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
$700,000 is a pretty nice chunk of change to be sure, but if I’m going to need to amputate my legs and then tell the insurance company that sepsis got me in order to claim it, I’ll do without, thanks. I guess I’m just not as determined as the now appropriately named Neil Hopper. It …
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I’ve seen several news stories in the last couple of years about how Christmas is the worst time of year for heart attacks. It makes some sense. the holidays, fun as they can be, are also a pretty stressful time for many. Money, Travel, family disagreements, your doctor’s office texting you that you have terminal …
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I saw the song “Never Google Your Symptoms” show up on the Dr. Demento official Facebook page and thought “This is so totally a song for me!” Heck, I can even picture Steve singing it to me whenever I decided to hit the google if I had some new medical wrinkle. Sometimes, Google has been …
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It’s taken us 10 years, but we might finally have an answer to the Brian Persaud question, and I wasn’t even looking for it. Story time. Years ago, somebody at work told me about Quora.com as a good place to get answers to just about anything. I went there to read people’s suggestions for alternatives …
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Update 2: Simon Bramhall will not be defacing further livers. Not in an official capacity, at any rate. His name has been taken off of the medical registry. ‘The Tribunal, having concluded that a suspension order would be insufficient to protect the wider public interest, determined that the appropriate and proportionate sanction is erasure. ‘The …
In certain contexts, telling the story of how one time your buddy was trying to show somebody a picture on your phone and wound up giving everyone a good long look at you naked instead is pretty funny. Hell, once I got over the embarrassment I’d probably tell that story if I had one like …
I’m not saying that a joint specialist should never ask you about your sex life. I mean who knows, maybe something you’re doing in the old boudoir could be causing you unnecessary harm. It happens. But if a joint specialist is going to ask you about your sex life, it would probably be best if …
I saw this article about what it’s like in the ER late at night, and it made me think. I know these things. I know the doctors aren’t just bumming around all day making you wait for fun, but boy is it ever frustrating. I still remember how frustrated I was when I had to …
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So apparently, there are a lot of seniors with STD’s now, and it’s not something that’s getting talked about. So, Dr. Shannon Dowler wrote a rap song about it…which is pretty damn good. I have to say that I’m feeling pretty old, because “Ice Ice Baby” was picked as a song that is supposed to …
Have you ever seen that thing on social media where at the start or end of the day, someone will take a few minutes and list a few things that they’re grateful for or that make them happy? I don’t generally do that, but I’m going to go ahead and lay one on you all …
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