The Medical Examiner remembers Walter Gamewell Watson, M.D., who died today at age 102. He was the oldest practicing physician in the United States. In January of last year, the Medical Examiner launched a new feature called “20 Questions [plus or minus],” and Dr. Watson was kind enough to agree to be the initial participant. In fact, he chose that …
Hump Day Hiatus No. 10-24
Perhaps you’ve seen this before. It’s an unusual choice for our Hump Day Hiatus since it isn’t a destination you can point to on a map. However, it is a destination worth traveling to: the place where we don’t judge books by their covers or, more importantly, where we don’t judge people by their looks, their clothing, and other superficial …
Nnouncing the new MEDICL EXMINER!
See wht it would be like in Gust if we cn’t “Save the A”? Rumor has it that today’s visit of the Governor to our fair city could bring with it news of a GHSU name compromise – or even the abandonment of Georgia Regents University, the most unpopular name since Adolph (if not Judas). If the rumors are true, …
I Hate [something] Monday
Do I hate bakeries? Heck no. I love bakeries. I love bear claws. I love cinnamon. I love cinnamon buns. I love cinnamon swirled through or sprinkled on just about anything. I love coffee cake – with or without coffee. I love sugar. I love frosting. I love bread. I love butter. I love brownies. I love fudge. I love …
A shiny new issue, right here
Are you loving the Medical Examiner’s newly enhanced print quality? Same here. On the downside of our surge to ever more greatness, we never meant to drive Newsweek out of business. Honest. That was never our intention. But we must move on. What follows below is 16 pages of healthful chocolatey goodness, but without the chocolate: • Meet five courageous …
REMINDER: Bloodless Medicine Seminar Today
A reminder of a previous post (Oct. 4*) the Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program will host a free community seminar Saturday, Oct. 20 highlighting techniques enabling medical and surgical treatment without blood transfusions. The seminar, themed “Bloodless Medicine and Patient Blood Management,” is free and will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at …
NIKKI WHITE’S STORY
This week’s Medical Examiner has a column by 2nd year MCG medical student Ross Everett, the only man alive who uses the word “indubitably.” But if we overlook that (and I’m sure we can if we try), he makes some excellent points about healthcare reform, with Exhibit A being people like Nikki White. Take just a few moments to watch …
One Big Hole Hump Day Hiatus
I have dug several holes in my life (literally and figuratively). Some of them were pretty big, but none of them ever turned out quite this spectacular.
i HATE domestic violence
Of all the scourges visited upon society – and Lord, there are far, far too many — among the most vile and reprehensible is domestic violence. It’s utterly despicable for one human being to use his (or her) partner, or even worse, the children, as a convenient punching bag. And it isn’t any less so if the abuse never leaves …
SPECIAL DAY SPECIAL!
Of all days of 2012, today is the one day that’s all about growth. After all, it’s the only TEN>ELEVEN>TWELVE day we’ll have all year. As a special thank you for visitors to the Medical Examiner blog, ads placed today only get a major FREE upgrade to the next larger size. For example, if you place a quarter page ad, …