Dr. Wes

I've got a brilliant idea. I want to set up a study to determine is panic attacks cause an increased incidence of heart attacks. So I de...

"If Martians were to come to Earth and study the US federal budget, they would immediately see (given their entirely objective, complet...

Troubling news on the atrial fibrillation ablation front from the Cleveland Clinic today: One of the Cleveland Clinic's high-ranking ca...

Being forgotten : A cancer patient says she was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her, and she...

It doesn't happen often here in Chicago, but baby, you're lookin' at one happy town. Go Cubs ! -Wes Photo Credit: Chicago Tribun...

The next time you're in a large amphitheater with quite a few folks, try asking this unsolicited yet provocative request: "Raise yo...

That's what Sotheby's wants for this 9-foot heart . And to think we can't get enough money to purchase defibrillators for our f...

My job is secure. I was awestruck by a Center for Disease Control (CDC) report yesterday that demonstrated that, on average, one of five pe...

Just when you think you've seen it all, comes " digital smoking ." What new schemes to take your money will they think of next...

Heh . -Wes

Although others have commented before on Sermo and the AMA, Medgadget and Enoch Choi raise some must-read concerns to the discussion of t...

If one wants to see the connection between money and healthcare, one only needs to look so far as Revolution.com . Founded by Steve Case (o...

30 September 2007: Journée mondiale du coeur Wereld-Hartdag Welt Herztag La Giornata Mondiale del Cuore Światowy Dzień Serca Dia Mundial do ...

This morning, I walked downstairs and every light in the house was on at 6:00AM. Standing proudly at the foot of the stairs was my son in t...

Medical blogger's 4th year of blogging Grand Rounds kicks off its fourth year at Kevin MD . -Wes

What is "wellness?" I could not find a reference to the word "wellness" before 1995. (It is interesting that this corr...

"Sorry, Mrs. Smith, while we appreciate your excellent attendance and work ethic here at Clarian Health , it's come to our attentio...

Just look to Canada : Tumilty said some of his own patients due to receive hip or knee replacements have been waiting more than 12 months fo...

“Maybe doctors could get the Democrats to like them if they started suing their patients.” - Ann Coulter Imagine the possibilities: A patien...

"Adenosine" Perhaps my favorite drug in medicine, Adenosine , lasts only seconds in the bloodstream to correct many supraventricul...